ic macuilli

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl ordinal numbers**
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Cardinal : mācuīlli Ordinal : ic mācuīlli Adverbial : mācuīlpa

Etymology

From ic + mācuīlli (“five”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ik.maːˈkʷíː.lːi]

Numeral

ic mācuīlli

fifth
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 255v:
  El quinto. ynic macuilli. vel,ynic macuiltetl. vel,ynic ma / cuillamantli.
  The fifth. ynic macuilli; also. ynic macuiltetl. and. ynic macuillamantli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt. 1, f. 120v. col. 1:
  Elquinto . ynicmacuilli. vel. ynicmacuiltetl. vel.yn- / icmacuillamantli.
  The fifth. ynic macuilli; also. ynic macuiltetl. and. ynic macuillamantli.

Derived terms

ic mācuīlilhuitl semana
ic mācuīlli mētztli in cexihuitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120v

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