matlatepiton

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

matlatepito (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mātlatl (“net”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maː.t͡ɬa.teˈpi.toːn]

Noun

mātlatōntli (inanimate)

Diminutive of mātlatl; a small net
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 210v:
  Red pequeña. matlatontli .matlatepiton.
  A small net. matlatontli. matlatepiton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 102v. col. 2:
  Red pequeña. matlatontli. matlatepiton.
  A small net. matlatontli. matlatepiton.
- Idem, f. 53r. col. 2.
  Matlatepito . red pequeña.
  Matlatepito. a small net.

Synonyms

(small net): mātlatōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 102, 53

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