altepetenamitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āltepētl (“town, city”) +‎ tenāmitl (“wall”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːɬtepeːteˈnaːmit͡ɬ/

Noun

āltepētenāmitl (inanimate)

The walls of a city or town.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v:
  Muro de cibdad o villa. altepetenamitl.
  (Wall of a city or town. altepetenamitl.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 87v. col. 2:
  Muro de ciudad o devilla. altepetenamitl.
  (Wall of a city or town. altepetenamitl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

References

J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 205
Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 87

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