tepoztopiltontli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tepuztopiltontli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tepoztōpīlli (“metal lance”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [te.pos.toːpiːɬˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tepoztōpīltōntli (inanimate)

Diminutive of tepoztōpīlli; a small metal lance.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 152v:
  Lançuela lança pequeña. tepuztopiltontli.
  A small lance. tepuztopiltontli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 2:
  Lançuela, pequeña lança. tepuztopiltontli.
  A small lance. tepuztopiltontli.
- Idem, f. 104v. col. 1.
  Tepuztopiltontli . lança pequeña.
  Tepuztopiltontli. a small lance.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 76, 104

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