altepetenamitl

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.)
- 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.

Derived terms

āltepētenāncoyoctli
āltepētenānquetza (verb)

āltepētenāmehticah
āltepētenānxitictli

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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