chateau

See also: château

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
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Noun

chateau (plural chateaus or chateaux)

  1. Alternative spelling of château

Danish

Etymology

From French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum (“castle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sjato/, [ɕaˈtˢo]

Noun

chateau n (singular definite chateauet, plural indefinite chateauer)

  1. château

Inflection
Declension of chateau
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative chateau chateauet chateauer chateauerne
genitive chateaus chateauets chateauers chateauernes

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French château. Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, Kessel, castellum, ketella, and telo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaːˈtoː/, /ʃɑˈtoː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

chateau n (plural chateaus or chateaux, diminutive chateautje n)

  1. château

Further reading
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