chastel

Middle French

Noun

chastel m (plural chasteaulx)

Alternative form of chasteau

Old French

Alternative forms

castel (northern)
chatel (late)

Etymology

From Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

(classical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃasˈtɛl/, (northern) /ka-/
(late) IPA^(key): /ʃaːˈtɛl/, (northern) /kaː-/

Noun

chastel m (oblique plural chasteaus or chasteax or chastiaus or chastiax or chastels, nominative singular chasteaus or chasteax or chastiaus or chastiax or chastels, nominative plural chastel)

castle, fortress

Derived terms

chastelet

Descendants

Angevin: châtiau
Bourguignon: chaîteâ
Franc-Comtois: tchaîtiâ
Lorrain: tchestia
Middle French: chasteau (see there for further descendants)
Norman: châté, câté, câtel
Picard: câtieu, câtiau (Picardie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
Poitevin-Saintongeais: châtea
Tourangeau: châtiau, châtieu
Walloon: tchestea

→ Middle Dutch: casteel (see there for further descendants)
→ Middle English: castel (see there for further descendants)
→ Old Irish: caisel
- Irish: caisleán, caiseal
- Scottish Gaelic: caisteal

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