tlacatecolotl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tlacatecolotl

1. wizard
2. demon

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlacatl (“person”) +‎ tecolotl (“owl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬaːkateˈkoloːtɬ/

Noun

tlācatecolōtl (aboslutive plural tlātlācatecoloh)

1. demon
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:

     Demonio. tlacatecolotl. tzitzimitl. colelectli

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   • 1645: Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaración de todos sus adverbios, ed. by James Lockhart (2001)

     cencà tēmàmauhtìquè in tlātlacatecolô; son los Demonios muy espantosos.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• nahualli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 257.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 252.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 235.