ic macuilli metztli in cexihuitl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- yc macuilli metztli yn cexiuitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]A descriptive translation of Spanish mayo (“May”), from ic mācuīlli (“fifth”) + mētztli (“month”) + in cexihuitl (“the calendar year”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ic mācuīlli mētztli in cexihuitl (inanimate)
- May
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 161r:
- Mayo mes quinto.lo meſmo. vel,metztli mayo. yc macuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
- May, the fifth month. the same, or metztli mayo. yc macuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80v. col. 1:
- Mayo,mes quinto. lo meſmo. vel. metztli mayo. ycmacuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
- May, the fifth month. the same, or metztli mayo. ycmacuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 80v