teotl

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 24 December 2016

Alternative forms

teutl, theotl (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈte.oːt͡ɬ]

Noun

teōtl (animate, plural tēteoh)

god, deity
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 85r.
  Dios. lo miſmo,vel,teutl.
(anatomy) pupil
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180v.
  Niña del ojo. toteouh. tixtotouh.

Synonyms

(pupil): īxtōtōtl

Derived terms

Terms derived from teōtl

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl teotl (“god”).

Noun

teotl

(Christianity) The sacramental host.

References

Brockway, Earl; Hershey de Brockway, Trudy; Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2000) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla‎, segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2018, page 197

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