-yoh

See also: yoh and þoh

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈ-joʔ/

Suffix

-yoh

  1. (added to nouns) full of, covered in or with, made of, smelling of; designates a concrete thing that embodies or is invested with the qualities of another.
Examples:
xōchitl (flower)xōchiyoh (something flowery, full of flowers)
zacatl (grass)zacayoh (something grassy, covered with grass)
zoquitl (mud, clay)zoquiyoh (something muddy, covered with mud)

Usage notes

This particle undergoes progressive assimilation (where a consonantal sound assimilates into the one that precedes it) in certain situations:

  • After ch it becomes -choh
    ahhuachtli (dew)ahhuachchoh (something dewy, covered with dew)
  • After l it becomes -loh
    citlālin (star)citlālloh (something starry, full of stars)
  • After x it becomes -xoh
    nextli (ashes)nexxoh (something ashy, full of ashes)
  • After z it becomes -zoh
    eztli (blood)ezzoh (something bloody, covered with blood)

Derived terms

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  • -yō
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