"Policastro" meaning in All languages combined

See Policastro on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Policastros [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Policastro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Policastro}} Italian Policastro Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Policastro (plural Policastros)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Policastro-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Italian]

IPA: /po.liˈkas.tro/
Rhymes: -astro Etymology: Habitational surname for someone from either Policastro Bussentino or Petilia Policastro, from Byzantine Greek Πολύκαστρον (Polúkastron), a compound of πολύς (polús, “much, many”) + κάστρον (kástron, “fort, castle”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|gkm|Πολύκαστρον}} Byzantine Greek Πολύκαστρον (Polúkastron) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Policastro m or f by sense
  1. a surname transferred from the place name Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Inflected forms

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    {
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{
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    [
      "Policastro Bussentino",
      "Policastro Bussentino#Italian"
    ],
    [
      "Petilia Policastro",
      "Petilia Policastro#Italian"
    ],
    [
      "Πολύκαστρον",
      "Πολύκαστρον#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "πολύς",
      "πολύς#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "κάστρον",
      "κάστρον#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
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  ],
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    "Po‧li‧cà‧stro"
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "Po‧li‧cà‧stro"
      ]
    }
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/po.liˈkas.tro/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-astro"
    }
  ],
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      "Policastro Bussentino#Italian"
    ],
    [
      "Petilia Policastro",
      "Petilia Policastro#Italian"
    ],
    [
      "Πολύκαστρον",
      "Πολύκαστρον#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "πολύς",
      "πολύς#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
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      "κάστρον",
      "κάστρον#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
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    }
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        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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