atentli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ tēntli (“edge, brim”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːteːnt͡ɬi/

Noun

ātēntli (inanimate)

1. bank, edge or shore of any body of water
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216r:

     Ribera de cualquier agua. atentli.anal.
     (Bank of any (body of) water. atentli.anal)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (specifically) riverbank, seashore
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 7v. col. 2:

     Atentli. ribera de rio o de mar.
     (Atentli. bank of a river or the sea.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• (riverbank): ātōyātēntli
• (seashore): huey ātēntli, ilhuicaātēntli

Related terms

• ānāl
• ānālco

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 13
• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 7