Asturian

Proper noun

Castiella f

1. Castile

Old Spanish

Etymology

Toponym based on the feminine of castiello ‎(“castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kasˈtje.ʎa]

Proper noun

Castiella f

1. Kingdom of Castile
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 1v.

     […] del noble Rey don alfonso […] Sennor de caſtiella de Toledo de Leon de Gallizia de Seuilla de cordoua de Murcia de Jahen. ¬ del Algarbe.

     […] of the noble king don Alfonso […] lord of Castile, of Toledo, of León, of Galicia, of Seville, of Cordoba, of Murcia, of Jaén and of the Algarve.

Derived terms

• castellano

Descendants

• Spanish: Castilla

See also

• Espanna