castellum
Latin > English
castellum castelli N N :: town, village; (medieval)
castellum castellum castelli N N :: redoubt, fortress, stronghold, fortified settlement, refuge; garrison, citadel
castellum castellum castelli N N :: structure in which water from aqueduct is collected for distribution, reservoir
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
castellum: i, n.
dim. castrum,
I a castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 514, 7; Caes. B. G. 2, 30; id. B. C. 3, 36; Cic. Phil. 5, 4, 9; id. Caecin. 7, 20; Sall. J. 54, 6; Nep. Milt. 2, 1; id. Alcib. 7, 4; Liv. 10, 46, 11; 21, 11, 10; Verg. A. 5, 440; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 34 al.; also of a single bulwark, bastion, Caes. B. G. 1, 8; 2, 8; 7, 69; id. B. C. 3, 44; and poet. of a dwelling in an elevated position, Verg. G. 3, 475.—
B In mechanics, a structure in which the water of an aqueduct is collected, to be distributed by pipes or channels in different directions, a reservoir, Vitr. 8, 6; Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 121; Front. Aquaed. 35; Dig. 19, 1, 17; 43, 20, 1; Inscr. Orell. 3203 al.—
II Trop., shelter, stronghold, defence, refuge (cf. arx, I. B.): templum Castoris fuit arx civium perditorum... castellum forensis latrocinii, Cic. Pis. 5, 11: urbem philosophiae, mihi crede, proditis, dum castella defendis, id. Div. 2, 16, 37: tribunal Appii castellum omnium scelerum, Liv. 3, 57, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
castellum,⁹ ī, n. (castrum),
1 château fort, redoute : castella communire Cæs. G. 1, 8, 2, élever des redoutes || [fig.] asile, repaire : castellum latrocinii Cic. Pis. 11, repaire de brigands
2 hameau, ferme dans les montagnes : castella in tumulis Virg. G. 3, 475, chalets sur les hauteurs, cf. Liv. 22, 11, 4
3 château d’eau, réservoir : Vitr. Arch. 8, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
castellum, ī, n. (Demin, v. castrum) = φρούριον (Gloss.), a) das Kastell, Fort, die Zitadelle, Festung, das Blockhaus, die Schanze, der Brückenkopf, der feste Punkt, Caes., Cic. u.a.: castellum in alto tumulo positum, Liv.: castella aliquanto altiora ac munitiora, Liv. – bildl., α) sicheres Vollwerk, Versteck, templum... castellum latrocinii, Cic.: c. omnium scelerum, Liv. – β) (wie φρούριον) das Gefängnis, v. Leib, clausa in castello animula mortalis, Anthol. epigr. spec. I. no. 42, 1 (= Hermes 1, 149). – b) (= κώμη, Gloss.) der Meierhof, kleine Flecken, bes. im Gebirge, der Bergflecken, das Gebirgsdorf, Verg. georg. 3, 475. Liv. 22, 11, 4. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 205. no. 2, 26. Paul. sent. 4, 6, 2 u.a. ICt. (s. Dirksens Manuale in v.). – c) das Gebäude, worin sich das Wasser einer Wasserleitung sammelt, um von da aus durch Röhren verteilt zu werden, das Sammelbecken, der Wasserbehälter, Vitr. u.a. – / Nbf. castellus, ī, m., Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 199, 17 (wo castelus geschr.). Itala (Cant.) Marc. 11, 2; Luc. 19, 30.
