tlahtohcayotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlahtocayotl
• tlatocaiotl
• tlatocayotl

Etymology

From tlahtoāni (“ruler”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬaʔtoʔkaːjoːtɬ/

Noun

tlahtohcāyōtl

1. Rulership; realm; kingdom.
   • 1599, Ioan Baptista, Confessionario en lengua Mexicana y Castellana:

     Ye imman yequalcã in nemaquixtiloz, cayeoacico in Dios itlahtocayotzin

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• ilhuicac tlahtohcayotl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 227.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 266.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 239.