matlatontli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From mātlatl (“net”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mātlatōntli (inanimate)

diminutive of mātlatl; a small net
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 210v:
  Red pequeña. matlatontli .matlatepiton.
  A small net. matlatontli. matlatepiton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 102v. col. 2:
  Red pequeña. matlatontli. matlatepiton.
  A small net. matlatontli. matlatepiton.
- Idem, f. 53v. col. 1.
  Matlatontli. redezilla.
  Matlatontli. a small net.

Synonyms

(small net): mātlatepitōn

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 102, 53

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