tlacatl
Central Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- (Tlaxcala): tlakatl
Etymology
editFrom Classical Nahuatl tlacatl.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittlacatl (inanimate)
References
edit- Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla.
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nahuan *tlaakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittlācatl anim (plural tlācah)
- (he or she is) a person, a human being
- (he or she is) a slave (when possessed, cf. notlācauh (“he is my slave”)).
Usage notes
editThe root of tlacatl serves as the suppletive root for the possessed forms of tlacohtli (“slave”).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 256–257
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 253
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 235–236
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nahuan *tlaakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta. Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tlācatl.
Noun
edittlacatl (plural tlacameh)
- man.
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nahuan *tlaakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta.
Noun
edittlacatl
References
edit- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 23
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- Central Nahuatl terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Central Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
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- Cholula Central Nahuatl
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- Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Nahuan
- Classical Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Nahuan
- Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Classical Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Classical Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl nouns
- Classical Nahuatl animate nouns
- Classical Nahuatl terms using regularized orthography
- nci:People
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Nahuan
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Nahuan
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl lemmas
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl nouns
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Nahuan
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Nahuan
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl lemmas
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl nouns