casteel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum.

Noun

castêel m or n

  1. castle
  2. fortified town, fortification

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative castêel castêle
accusative castêel castêle
genitive castêels castêle
dative castêle castêlen
Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative castêel castêel, castêle
accusative castêel castêel, castêle
genitive castêels castêle
dative castêle castêlen


Descendants

  • Dutch: kasteel
    • Afrikaans: kasteel
    • Negerhollands: kastell
    • → Mahican: găstēnik
    • → Malay: kastil
    • → Papiamentu: kastel
    • → West Frisian: kastiel
  • Limburgish: kestieël
  • West Flemish: kastêel, kastjil
  • → Middle High German: kastēl

Further reading

  • “casteel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “casteel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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