kasteel

From Dutch kasteel, from Middle Dutch castēel, from Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum.

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kasteel (plural kastele, diminutive kasteeltjie)

1. castle

From Middle Dutch castēel, from Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of Kessel, chateau, Castilië, castellum, ketella, and telo.

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈsteːl/

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• Hyphenation: kas‧teel
• Rhymes: -eːl

kasteel n (plural kastelen, diminutive kasteeltje n)

1. castle, either palatial or fortified
2. (by extension) any large, opulent building, in particular a residence
3. (chess, dated) rook

   Synonyms: schaaktoren, toren

4. (nautical, historical) a raised fortification on late mediaeval ships

• Afrikaans: kasteel
• Negerhollands: kastell
• → Mahican: găstēnik
• → Malay: kastil
  • Indonesian: kastel, kastil
• → Papiamentu: kastel
• → West Frisian: kastiel