ic eyi

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl ordinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : ēyi Ordinal : ic ēyi Adverbial : ēxpa

Alternative forms

ic yey (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ic +‎ ēyi (“three”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ikˈ(j)éː.ji]

Numeral

third
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 255v:
  El tercero. ynic yey. vel,ynic yetetl.vel,ynic yetlamantli.
  The third. ynic yey. also, ynic yetetl. also, ynic yetlamantli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 120v. col. 1:
  ¶ El tercero. ynic yey . vel ynic yetetl. vel ynicyetlamantli.
  The third. ynic yey. also, ynic yetetl. also, ynicyetlamantli.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120v

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