coatetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

couatetl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cōātl (“snake”) +‎ tetl (“egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [koːˈaː.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

cōātetl (inanimate)

snake egg
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239v:
  Veuo de culebra. couatetl.
  A snake egg. couatetl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 116v. col. 1:
  Veuo de culebra . coualtetl.
  A snake egg. coualtetl.
- Idem, f. 24v. col. 2.
  Coatetl.hueuo de culebra.
  Coatetl. a snake egg.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 116, 24

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.