teotl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

teotl

  1. God

References

  • Vocabulario básico náhuatl-español (2004); Secretaría de Educación Pública, Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo; Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 24 December 2016

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈte.oːt͡ɬ]

Noun

teōtl anim (plural tēteoh)

  1. god, deity
  2. (anatomy) pupil
    Synonym: īxtōtōtl

Inflection

Possessive forms of teotl
Singular Plural
1st person notēouh totēouh
2nd person motēouh amotēouh
3rd person ītēouh īntēouh
impersonal tētēouh

Derived terms

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl teotl (god).

Noun

teotl

  1. (Christianity) The sacramental host.

References

  • Brockway, Earl; Hershey de Brockway, Trudy; Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2000), Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla[1], segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2018, page 197