tenameh altepetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tename altepetl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tenāmeh (“something walled”) +‎ āltepētl (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teˈnaː.meʔ aːɬˈte.peːt͡ɬ]

Noun

tenāmeh āltepētl (inanimate)

1. A town enclosed by a defensive wall.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 117v. col. 2:

     Villa cercada.tlatenantilli altepetl.tename altepetl.

     A walled town. tlatenantilli altepetl. tename altepelt.

   • Idem, f. 98r. col. 2.

     Tename altepetl. villa cercada de muro.

     Tename altepetl. a town enclosed by a wall.

Synonyms

• tlatenāntīlli āltepētl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 117v, 98r