ic eyilhuitl semana

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ic ēyi (third) + ilhuitl (day) + semana (week).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [i.keːˈjiɬ.wit͡ɬ ʃiˈmaː.naʔ]

Noun

ic ēyilhuitl semana (inanimate)

  1. Tuesday; the third day of the week.

Usage notes

  • It should be noted that the seven-day week was adopted by the Aztecs only after the Spanish conquest. Prior to Spanish arrival the Aztecs used two calendrical systems: the tōnalpōhualli (day count), divided into 20 trecenas, or periods of 13 days, for a total of 260 days; and the xiuhpōhualli (year count), divided into 18 periods of 20 days each, plus another 5 unlucky days, for a total of 365 days.

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