Castella

Castella f

1. (historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)
2. Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)

From the plural of castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”), reportedly in reference to the central region of Hispānia as terra castellorum (“land of castles”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kasˈtɛl.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kasˈt̪ɛl.la]

Castella f sg (genitive Castellae); first declension (Medieval Latin, New Latin)

1. Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)
2. (New Latin) Castile (a vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• Castellanus
• Castellanicus
• Castillana

• Catalan: Castella
• Italian: Castiglia
• Old Spanish: Castiella
  • Spanish: Castilla
  • → English: Castile
  • → French: Castille
  • → German: Kastilien
• Portuguese: Castela
• Sicilian: Castigghia