hueyi tozoztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• hueytoçoztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something great, large”) +‎ tōzōztli (“eve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈweːji toːˈsoːst͡ɬi]

Noun

huēyi tōzōztli (inanimate)

1. (it is) the fourth of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the maize god Cintēōtl.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 89r:

     Quarto mes delos Mexicanos llamado: Hueytoçoztli, enque hazian fiesta al dios llamado cinteotl, Dios delos maizes.

     Fourth month of the Mexicans, called hueytoçoztli, in which they celebrated the god called Cinteotl, god of maize plants.

Related terms

• tōzōztōntli