"kasteel" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /kɑˈsteːl/ Audio: Nl-kasteel.ogg Forms: kastelen [plural], kasteeltje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːl Etymology: From Middle Dutch castēel, from Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of Kessel, chateau, Castilië, castellum, ketella, and telo. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|castēel}} Middle Dutch castēel, {{der|nl|fro-nor|castel}} Old Northern French castel, {{der|nl|la|castellum}} Latin castellum, {{doublet|nl|Kessel|chateau|Castilië|castellum|ketella|telo}} Doublet of Kessel, chateau, Castilië, castellum, ketella, and telo Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} kasteel n (plural kastelen, diminutive kasteeltje n)
  1. castle, either palatial or fortified Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-kasteel-nl-noun-2Nibip3i
  2. (by extension) any large, opulent building, in particular a residence Tags: broadly, neuter
    Sense id: en-kasteel-nl-noun-mR9nYRWH Categories (other): Buildings Disambiguation of Buildings: 7 56 31 7
  3. (chess, dated) rook Tags: dated, neuter Synonyms: schaaktoren, toren
    Sense id: en-kasteel-nl-noun-LCt2CAut Categories (other): Chess, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 51 11 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  4. (nautical, historical) a raised fortification on late mediaeval ships Tags: historical, neuter
    Sense id: en-kasteel-nl-noun-wv289A-z Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: achterkasteel, kasteelachtig, kasteelboerderij, kasteelheer, kasteelmuur, kasteelroman, luchtkasteel, stadskasteel, voorkasteel, zandkasteel

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "achterkasteel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kasteelachtig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kasteelboerderij"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kasteelheer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kasteelmuur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kasteelroman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "luchtkasteel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stadskasteel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "voorkasteel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zandkasteel"
    }
  ],
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "kasteel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "kastell"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Mahican",
      "lang_code": "mjy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "găstēnik"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "word": "kastel"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "word": "kastil"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "kastil"
    },
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      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "kastel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    ],
    [
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    ],
    [
      "castellum",
      "castellum#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "Kessel",
      "Kessel#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "chateau",
      "chateau#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "Castilië",
      "Castilië#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "castellum",
      "castellum#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "ketella",
      "ketella#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "telo",
      "telo#Dutch"
    ]
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "fro-nor",
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      },
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      },
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        "3": "chateau",
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        "7": "telo"
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kastelen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasteeltje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "+"
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  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "kas",
        "teel"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "castle, either palatial or fortified"
      ],
      "id": "en-kasteel-nl-noun-2Nibip3i",
      "links": [
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "7 56 31 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Buildings",
          "orig": "nl:Buildings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any large, opulent building, in particular a residence"
      ],
      "id": "en-kasteel-nl-noun-mR9nYRWH",
      "links": [
        [
          "opulent",
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        ],
        [
          "building",
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        ],
        [
          "residence",
          "residence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) any large, opulent building, in particular a residence"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "nl:Chess",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 28 51 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rook"
      ],
      "id": "en-kasteel-nl-noun-LCt2CAut",
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "rook",
          "rook"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess, dated) rook"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "schaaktoren"
        },
        {
          "word": "toren"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "nl:Nautical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a raised fortification on late mediaeval ships"
      ],
      "id": "en-kasteel-nl-noun-wv289A-z",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "fortification",
          "fortification"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical, historical) a raised fortification on late mediaeval ships"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑˈsteːl/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Nl-kasteel.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kasteel"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Northern French",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːl",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːl/2 syllables",
    "nl:Buildings"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "achterkasteel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasteelachtig"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasteelboerderij"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasteelheer"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasteelmuur"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasteelroman"
    },
    {
      "word": "luchtkasteel"
    },
    {
      "word": "stadskasteel"
    },
    {
      "word": "voorkasteel"
    },
    {
      "word": "zandkasteel"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "kasteel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "kastell"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Mahican",
      "lang_code": "mjy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "găstēnik"
    },
    {
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          "lang_code": "id",
          "word": "kastel"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "word": "kastil"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "ms",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "kastil"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "kastel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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      "castel",
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      "castellum",
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    ],
    [
      "Kessel",
      "Kessel#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "chateau",
      "chateau#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "Castilië",
      "Castilië#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "castellum",
      "castellum#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "ketella",
      "ketella#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "telo",
      "telo#Dutch"
    ]
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kastelen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasteeltje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
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      },
      "expansion": "kasteel n (plural kastelen, diminutive kasteeltje n)",
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    {
      "parts": [
        "kas",
        "teel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "castle, either palatial or fortified"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "any large, opulent building, in particular a residence"
      ],
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        [
          "opulent",
          "opulent"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ],
        [
          "residence",
          "residence"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) any large, opulent building, in particular a residence"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "rook",
          "rook"
        ]
      ],
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        "(chess, dated) rook"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "schaaktoren"
        },
        {
          "word": "toren"
        }
      ],
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        "dated",
        "neuter"
      ],
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        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nl:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a raised fortification on late mediaeval ships"
      ],
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
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          "fortification",
          "fortification"
        ],
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      ],
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        "historical",
        "neuter"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/kɑˈsteːl/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kasteel"
}

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