chicuace

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Central Nahuatl

Numeral

chicuace

six.

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 5	6	7 >
Cardinal : chicuace Ordinal : ic chicuace Adverbial : chicuaceppa

Alternative forms

chiquace (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Euphonic extension of *chiucce, from chiuc- (“five”) +‎ ce (“one”), (cf. chicōme (“seven”), chicuēyi (“eight”) and chiucnāhui (“nine”)).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

chicuace

six
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  6 ſeys.chiquace.
  6 six. chiquace.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
  6 Seys . chiquace.
  6 Six. chiquace.
- Idem, f. 21r. col. 2.
  Chiquace . ſeys.
  Chiquace. six.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 21r
J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chicuace

Numeral

chicuace

six.

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