caistéal

See also: caisteal

Irish

Alternative forms

  • caisdiall, caistiall (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Noun

caistéal m (genitive singular caistéil, nominative plural caistéil)

  1. (literary) castle
    Synonym: caisleán

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caistéal chaistéal gcaistéal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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