metztli icualoca

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 11 February 2017

Alternative forms

metztli iqualoca, metztli yqualoca (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From mētztli (“the moon”) +‎ īcualōca (“its eating away; eclipse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈméːt͡s.t͡ɬi iː.kʷaˈlóː.ka]

Noun

mētztli īcualōca (inanimate)

(astronomy) lunar eclipse
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 48v. col. 2:
  Eclipſi de luna. metztli yqualoca.
  An eclipse of the moon. metztli yqualoca.
- Idem, f. 55v. col. 1.
  Metztli iqualoca. eclipſi de luna.
  Metztli iqualoca. and eclipse of the moon.

Related terms

mētztli īmiquiz
īcualōca in tōnatiuh

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 48v, 55v

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