coatl icue
See also: Coatlicue
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom cōātl (“it is a snake”) + īcue (“it is her skirt”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- (mythology) (she is) her skirt is of snake; the mother goddess Coatlicue.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 115
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 603