atoyapitzactontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātōyāpitzactli (“stream, small river”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.toː.jaː.pi.t͡sakˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

ātōyāpitzactōntli (inanimate)

Diminutive of ātōyāpitzactli; a stream or small river.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216r:
  Rio pequeño. atoyatontli. atoyapitzactontli.
  A small river. atoyatontli. atoyapitzactontli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 105r. col. 1:
  Rio pequeño . atoyatontli.atoyapitzactontli.
  A small river. atoyatontli. atoyapitzactontli.

Synonyms

(small river): ātōyāpitzactli, ātōyātōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 105

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