castellanu

Asturian

Alternative forms

• castellán

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Castellānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasteˈʎanu/ [kas̪.t̪eˈʎa.nu]
• Rhymes: -anu
• Syllabification: cas‧te‧lla‧nu

Adjective

castellanu m sg (feminine singular castellana, neuter singular castellano, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanes)

1. Castilian (of or pertaining to Castile)

Inflection

	singular	plural
masculine	castellanu	castellanos
feminine	castellana	castellanes
neuter	castellano	—

Derived terms

• acastellanar
• castellanizar

Related terms

• Castiella

Noun

castellanu m sg (feminine singular castellana, masculine plural castellanos, feminine plural castellanes)

1. a Castilian (person)

Noun

castellanu m (uncountable)

1. Castilian, Spanish (language)

Further reading

• “castellanu (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• “castellanu (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “castellanu (adjective)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “castellanu (noun)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Fala

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish castellano, from Latin castellānus;

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasteˈʎanu/
• Rhymes: -anu
• Syllabification: cas‧te‧lla‧nu

Adjective

castellanu (feminine castellana, masculine plural castellanus, feminine plural castellanas)

1. Castilian

Noun

castellanu m (uncountable)

1. Spanish (major Romance language)
   • 1994, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala [Let's speak: Notes for knowing and speaking our Fala]‎^[1], 1st edition, ADISGATA, →ISBN, Tema I.4 ¿Guerras moas...?, page 26:

     Nossa fala é utilísima, ademais, pa falal millol castellanu, purtugués, italianu, galegu, catalán i demais lenguas romancis.

     Furthermore, Fala is extremely useful for speaking better Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician, Catalan and other Romance languages.

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 78