caisteal

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See also: caistéal

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish caistél (compare Irish caistéal, Manx cashtal), from Anglo-Norman castel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of caiseal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰaʃtʲɛl̪ˠ/

Noun

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caisteal m (genitive singular caisteil, plural caistealan)

  1. castle
  2. (chess) rook

Derived terms

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See also

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Mutation

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Mutation of caisteal
radical lenition
caisteal chaisteal

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.