-yoh

See also: yoh and þoh

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ-joʔ/

Suffix

-yoh

1. (added to nouns) full of, covered in or with, made of, smelling of; designates a concrete thing that embodies or is invested with the qualities of another.

Examples:

xōchitl (“flower”) → xōchiyoh (“something flowery, full of flowers”)

zacatl (“grass”) → zacayoh (“something grassy, covered with grass”)

zoquitl (“mud, clay”) → zoquiyoh (“something muddy, covered with mud”)

Usage notes

This particle undergoes progressive assimilation (where a consonantal sound assimilates into the one that precedes it) in certain situations:

• After ch it becomes -choh

  ahhuachtli (“dew”) → ahhuachchoh (“something dewy, covered with dew”)

• After l it becomes -loh

  citlālin (“star”) → citlālloh (“something starry, full of stars”)

• After x it becomes -xoh

  nextli (“ashes”) → nexxoh (“something ashy, full of ashes”)

• After z it becomes -zoh

  eztli (“blood”) → ezzoh (“something bloody, covered with blood”)

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -yoh

Related terms

• -yō