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Central Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Suffix
-yotl
- (added to nouns) -ness, -ity, -hood, -ship, -ism, -ry; forms abstract nouns.
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Suffix
-yōtl
- (added to nouns) -ness, -ity, -hood, -ship, -ism, -ry; forms abstract nouns.
- tahtli (“father”) → tahyōtl (“paternity, fatherhood”)
- tepitōn (“something small”) → tepitōnyōtl (“smallness”)
- tōltēcatl (“artisan”) → tōltēcayōtl (“artisanry”)
- (added to nouns) forms concrete nouns with senses extended from the original.
- ācatl (“cane”)→ ācayōtl (“piping”)
- iztatl (“salt”) → iztayōtl (“brine”)
- yāōtl (“enemy”) → yāōyōtl (“war, warfare”)
Usage notes
This particle undergoes progressive assimilation (where a consonantal sound assimilates into the one that precedes it) in certain situations:
Derived terms
References
- James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 242