aztatzoneh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• aztatzone

Etymology

āztatzontli (“ornament of Snowy Egret feathers”) + -eh (“possessor”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːstaˈtsoneʔ/

Noun

āztatzoneh

1. One that has a Snowy Egret-feather ornament.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1

     Auh ynjc muchichioaia, [...] aztatzone

     (And he was thus arrayed: ... he had a crown of heron feathers)

References

• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 7