teopixcatlahtoani

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

teopixcatlatoani (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From teōpixqui (“priest”) +‎ tlahtoāni (“sovereign, ruler”), attested as half of the compound huēyi teōpixcātlahtoāni (“pope”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [te.oː.piʃ.kaː.t͡ɬaʔ.toˈaː.ni]

Noun

teōpixcātlahtoāni (animate)

pope, pontiff

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 92r

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