Gaztela

Basque

Etymology

From gaztelu, based on Spanish Castilla, from Old Spanish Castiella. Ultimately both from Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ɡas̻tela/ [ɡas̻.t̪e.la]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ɡas̺tela/ [ɡas̺.t̪e.la]

  • Rhymes: -ela, -a
  • Hyphenation: Gaz‧te‧la

Proper noun

Gaztela inan

  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)

Declension

Declension of Gaztela (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite
absolutive Gaztela
ergative Gaztelak
dative Gaztelari
genitive Gaztelaren
comitative Gaztelarekin
causative Gaztelarengatik
benefactive Gaztelarentzat
instrumental Gaztelaz
inessive Gaztelan
locative Gaztelako
allative Gaztelara
terminative Gaztelaraino
directive Gaztelarantz
destinative Gaztelarako
ablative Gaztelatik
partitive Gaztelarik
prolative Gaztelatzat

Derived terms

  • Gaztela eta Leon (“Castile and León”)
  • gaztela-haize (“Southern wind”)
  • Gaztela-Mantxa
  • gaztelania (“Spanish language”)
  • gaztelar (“Castilian”)
  • gaztelau (“Castilian”)
  • gaztelera (“Spanish language”)
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