teopan

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 22 May 2015

Alternative forms

teōpantli

Etymology

From teōtl (“deity, god”) +‎ -pan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teˈoː.pan]

Noun

teōpan (locative)

A temple, a shrine dedicated to any of multiple Aztec deities.
(Christianity) A Roman Catholic place of worship; a church.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 74r. col. 1.
  Ygleſia. lo meſmo. vel. teopan.teopantli. / teocalli. teopan calli.
  A church. the same, also teopan. teopantli. teocalli. teopan calli.
- Idem, f. 101r. col. 1.
  Teopan. ygleſia,o templo.
  Teopan. a church or temple.

Synonyms

(Aztec shrine): teōcalli, teōpancalli
(Roman Catholic place of worship): iglesia, teōcalli, teōpancalli

Derived terms

teōpancalli
teōpaneh
teōpan māhuizzōcān
teōpantōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 74, 101
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 489

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