Iztaccíhuatl
See also: Iztaccihuatl
English
Alternative forms
- Ixtaccíhuatl, Ixtaccihuatl, Ixtaccíuatl, Iztaccihuatl, Iztaccíuatl, Ixtacihuatl
Etymology
From Spanish Iztaccíhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl iztāc (“white”) + cihuātl (“woman”). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally “white mountain”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪstækˈsɪwætl̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌistɑkˈsiwɑtl̩/
See also
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl iztāc (“white”) + cihuātl (“woman”). The mountain's name in Classical Nahuatl was Iztāc tepētl (literally “white mountain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /iθtaɡˈθiwatl/ [iθ.t̪aɣ̞ˈθi.wa.t̪l]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /istaɡˈsiwatl/ [is.t̪aɣ̞ˈsi.wa.t̪l]
- Rhymes: -iwatl
- Syllabification: Iz‧tac‧cí‧hua‧tl
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