ic chicueyi metztli in cexihuitl
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editA descriptive neologism to translate Spanish agosto (“August”). From ic chicuēyi (“eighth”) + mētztli (“month”) + in cexihuitl (“the calendar year”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editic chicuēyi mētztli in cexihuitl (inanimate)
- August
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10r:
- Agoſto mes.lo meſmo.uel yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.
- August, the month. the same, or yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5v. col. 2:
- Agoſto mes. yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.
- August, the month. yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 5v