LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

castellānus1

castellānus (feminine castellāna, neuter castellānum)
Classical[kas.tɛlˈlaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kas.telˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to a fort or castle

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecastellānuscastellānacastellānum
genitivecastellānīcastellānaecastellānī
dativecastellānōcastellānaecastellānō
accusativecastellānumcastellānamcastellānum
ablativecastellānōcastellānācastellānō
vocativecastellānecastellānacastellānum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecastellānīcastellānaecastellāna
genitivecastellānōrumcastellānārumcastellānōrum
dativecastellānīscastellānīscastellānīs
accusativecastellānōscastellānāscastellāna
ablativecastellānīscastellānīscastellānīs
vocativecastellānīcastellānaecastellāna

castellānus, a, um, adj. castellum,
I. of or pertaining to a fort or castle: triumphi, for the capture of a castle, * Cic. Brut. 73, 256: miles, Cod. Th. 7, 15, 2.—
II. As subst.: castellāni, ōrum, m., the occupants of a castle, Sall. J. 92, 7; Hirt. B. Alex. 42, 3; Liv 34, 27, 2; 38, 45, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱstrom
  3. Proto-Italic*kastrom
  4. Latincastellānus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin castellānus From castellum + -ānus.

Descendants
  • Catalancastlà
  • Italiancastellano
  • Occitancastelan
  • Frenchchâtelainfrom Old French castelain
  • Englishchatelainfrom Old French castelain
  • Englishcastellanfrom Old French castelain
  • Portuguesecastelãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese castelão
  • Spanishcastellanofrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Friuliancjiscjelan
  • Galiciancastelánfrom Old Galician-Portuguese castelão
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Castellānus2
Castellānus (feminine Castellāna, neuter Castellānum)
Classical[kas.tɛlˈlaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kas.telˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew LatinadjectiveCastilian (of, from or relating to Castile)
    Et quidem feliciter inter Petrum Aragonum, Alfonſum Luſitanum, Alfonſumque Caſtellanum Reges percuſſum ad retundendos Sarracenos fœdus, Surita teſtatur[…]And indeed a treaty was happily made between kings Peter of Aragon, Afonso of Portugal and Alfonso of Castile to repel the Saracens, Surita testified.1691, Caesar Baronius, Odorico Raynaldi, chapter 52, in Annales Ecclesiastici, volume XVI, Cologne: Ioannem Wilhelmum Friessem, page 74, column 2:

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCastellānusCastellānaCastellānum
genitiveCastellānīCastellānaeCastellānī
dativeCastellānōCastellānaeCastellānō
accusativeCastellānumCastellānamCastellānum
ablativeCastellānōCastellānāCastellānō
vocativeCastellāneCastellānaCastellānum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCastellānīCastellānaeCastellāna
genitiveCastellānōrumCastellānārumCastellānōrum
dativeCastellānīsCastellānīsCastellānīs
accusativeCastellānōsCastellānāsCastellāna
ablativeCastellānīsCastellānīsCastellānīs
vocativeCastellānīCastellānaeCastellāna

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Castellānus From Castella (“Castile”) + -ānus.

Descendants
  • Portuguesecastelãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese castelão
  • Spanishcastellanofrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Catalancastellàfrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Englishcastellanofrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Frenchcastillanfrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Italiancastiglianofrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Romaniancastilianfrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Romaniancastelanfrom Old Spanish castellano
  • Galiciancastelánfrom Old Galician-Portuguese castelão
  • TagalogKastelyanofrom Old Spanish castellano
noun · masculinesecond declension
castellānus3
castellānus m (genitive castellānī)
Classical[kas.tɛlˈlaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kas.telˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. pluralregionalthe occupants of a castle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecastellānuscastellānī
genitivecastellānīcastellānōrum
dativecastellānōcastellānīs
accusativecastellānumcastellānōs
ablativecastellānōcastellānīs
vocativecastellānecastellānī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱstrom
  3. Proto-Italic*kastrom
  4. Latincastellānus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin castellānus From castellum + -ānus.

Quick answers

What does castellānus mean in Latin?
castellānus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to a fort or castle”.
How do you pronounce castellānus?
In classical Latin, [kas.tɛlˈlaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kas.telˈlaː.nus].
Where does castellānus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱstrom → Proto-Italic *kastrom → Latin castellānus.