tecuani coaconetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tequani coaconetl (obsolete spelling)
• tēcuāncōāconētl

Etymology

From tēcuāni cōātl (“snake”) +‎ conētl (“child, offspring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teːˈkʷaːni koː.(w)aːˈko.neːt͡ɬ]

Noun

tēcuāni cōāconētl (animate, plural tēcuāni cōācōconeh)

1. Alternative form of tēcuāncōāconētl
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20r. col. 1:

     Biuorezno. tequancoa conetl . tequani coaconetl. / tecutlacuçauhcoaconetl. / Biuoreznos. tequan coacocone . tequani coacoco / ne. tecutlacoçauhcoacocone.

     A snakelet. tequancoa conetl. tequani coaconetl. tecutlacuçauhcoaconetl. / Snakelets. tequan coacocone. tequani coacocone. tecutlacoçauhcoacocone.

   • Idem, f. 104v. col. 2.

     Tequani coacocone . biuoreznos.

     Tequani coacocone. snakelets.

Synonyms

• tēuctlacōzauhcōāconētl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 20, 104