chiuc-

Classical Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

According to Andrews, from the adverb chico (“to one side”), that is, “the count on one hand; five”.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃikʷ-]

Prefix edit

chiuc-

(added to numerals) five

Usage notes edit

This prefix is found only in the compound numerals chicuacē (“six”), chicōme (“seven”), chicuēyi (“eight”) and chiucnāhui (“nine”).
Of the four numerals formed on the base of chiuc-, two are seemingly irregular:

chicuacē (“six”), extended from chiuc- + cē (“one”), which would otherwise yield *chiuccē.

chicōme (“seven”), from chiuc- + ōme (“two”), which would yield *chicuōme, but reduced as the sequence *cuo is impossible in Classical Nahuatl.

Derived terms edit

Classical Nahuatl terms prefixed with chiuc-

References edit

J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310