Caxtillan acaltepiton

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• castillã acaltepiton, castillan acaltepiton (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān ācalli (“a galley; a Spanish ship”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃˌtíː.lːaːn aː.kaɬ.teˈpí.toːn̥]

Noun

Caxtīllān ācaltepitōn (inanimate, plural Caxtīllān ācaltepitōn)

1. diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; (it is) a small Spanish ship.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 179v:

     Naue pequeña.  caſtillã acaltepiton caſtillã acaltontli.

     A small ship.  caſtillã acaltepiton. caſtillã acaltontli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88r. col. 2:

     Naue pequeña.caſtillan acaltepiton .caſtillan acal- / tontli.

     A small ship. caſtillan acaltepiton. caſtillan acaltontli.

Synonyms

• (small Spanish ship): Caxtīllān ācaltōntli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 88