ompohualli once

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : ōmpōhualli once Ordinal : ic ōmpōhualli once

Alternative forms

ompoalli oce, ompoualli once (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ ce (“one”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi ˈon.se], [- ˈo.sːe]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli on ce

forty-one
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v.
  41 quarenta y vno.ompoualli once.
  41 forty-one. ompoualli once.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1.
  41 Quarentayvno. ompoualli once.
  41 Forty-one. ompoualli once.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli oce . quarenta y vno.
  Ompoalli oce. forty-one.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 119r, 76v

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