achcolli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare with āchcāuhtli (“elder brother”) and achtōntli (“great-grandfather, ancestor”), and with achto (“first”) and cōlli (“grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃkoːlli/, /ˈaːt͡ʃkoːlli/

Noun

achcōlli, āchcōlli (absolutive plural achcohcōltin)

1. great-grandfather
2. ancestor

Synonyms

• achtōntli

Related terms

• achto
• cōlli

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 2