ic ce metztli in cexihuitl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- yc ce metztli yn cexiuitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]A descriptive neologism to translate Spanish enero (“January”). From ic ce (“first”) + mētztli (“month”) + in cexihuitl (“the calendar year”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ic ce mētztli in cexihuitl (inanimate)
- January
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 101v:
- Enero lo meſmo. vel,yc ce metztli,yn cexiuitl.
- Juanary. the same, or yc ce metztli yn cexiuitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 53r. col. 2:
- Enero. lo meſmo. vel. ycce metztli,ynce xiuitl.
- January. the same, or ycce metztli ynce xiuitl.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 53r