Latin word "Novocastrum"
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The Latin word "Novocastrum" is a toponym meaning "new castle," historically used as the basis for place names and related demonyms such as "Novocastrian."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Novocastrum | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Latin toponym
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Latin word ⓘ |
| category | Latin place names formed from castrum ⓘ |
| componentMeaning |
castrum means fort or camp
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novus means new ⓘ |
| denotes | a new castle or new fort ⓘ |
| derivedDemonym | Novocastrian ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
castrum
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novus ⓘ |
| function | to name a fortified settlement ⓘ |
| hasPartOfSpeech | noun ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| lexicalCategory | proper noun ⓘ |
| meaning | new castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalStructure | prefix novo- + root -castrum ⓘ |
| relatedDemonymForm | Novocastrian ⓘ |
| relatedForm | Novocastrensis ⓘ |
| semanticField |
fortifications
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settlements ⓘ |
| toponymType | descriptive toponym ⓘ |
| usedAs |
basis for demonym
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place name ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyIn | medieval Latin documents ⓘ |
| usedIn | Latin place-name formation ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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