mictihuetzi

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 8 December 2012

Alternative forms

• mictiuetzi

Etymology

miqui "to die" + -ti- + huetzi "to fall"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miktiwetsi/

Verb

mictihuetzi (intransitive)

1. To fall to one's death.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 176r:

     Morir cayendo. nimictiuetzi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. To die suddenly.