Tenochtitlan
English
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Tenochtitlan
- The capital of the Aztec empire (now Mexico City).
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Andrews (2003) writes Tenōchtitlan; Karttunen (1983) and Lockhart (2001) write Tenochtitlan.
Etymology
- Andrews (2003) gives tetl "rock" + nōchtli "prickly-pear fruit" + -ti- + -tlan "near", i.e. "At the Place Near Rock-cactus-Fruit".
- Lockhart (2001) says "the meaning and nature of tenoch- is not entirely clear despite general consensus that it refers to a type of cactus."
- Karttunen (1983) says "NŌCH-TLI 'fruit of the prickly pear cactus' is often cited as a constituent of this name, but it contrasts in vowel length."
Proper noun
Tenochtitlan
- The capital of the Aztec empire (now Mexico City).
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, Univeristy of Oklahoma Press, p. 502.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 225.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 233.