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κάστρο
castle /ˈkas.tro/
nounB1#1119 most common
Also: fort, fortress, citadel
Example sentences
Το κάστρο είναι πολύ παλιό.
The castle is very old.
Θα πάμε να δούμε το κάστρο της πόλης.
We are going to see the town's castle.
Το κάστρο χτίστηκε πριν από πολλούς αιώνες.
The castle was built many centuries ago.
Από τα τείχη του κάστρου βλέπεις όλη τη θάλασσα.
From the castle's walls you can see the whole sea.
Τα κάστρα της Πελοποννήσου προσελκύουν κάθε χρόνο χιλιάδες τουρίστες.
The castles of the Peloponnese draw thousands of tourists every year.
Η αναστήλωση του κάστρου αποκάλυψε στοιχεία που ανατρέπουν όσα γνωρίζαμε για την οχύρωση της περιοχής.
The restoration of the castle uncovered evidence that overturns what we knew about the region's fortifications.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κάστρο | τα κάστρα |
| Genitive | του κάστρου | των κάστρων |
| Accusative | το κάστρο | τα κάστρα |
| Vocative | κάστρο | κάστρα |
Word family
κάστροcastle, fort
καστέλιsmall castle or fortress (also from a Latin/Italian root)
καστρινόςperson from the old walled town (Cretan usage, e.g. old Heraklion)
Κάστροproper name once used for the old fortified quarter of a town, such as Heraklion
Etymology
Κάστρο comes from the Latin castrum, meaning a fortified camp or stronghold. Roman military garrisons spread the word across the empire, and it entered Greek during the Byzantine period as fortified towns became common. The word kept its core sense of a walled, defensible place.
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