atlacomolatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

atlacomulatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ātlacomōlli (“a well”) +‎ ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.t͡ɬa.koˈmóː.laːt͡ɬ]

Noun

ātlacomōlātl (inanimate)

(it is) water drawn from a well.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6r. col. 1:
  Agua de pozo. aolhuazatl. atlacomolatl.
  Water from a well. aolhuazatl. atlacomolatl.
- Idem, f. 8r. col. 1.
  Atlacomulatl. agua de pozo.
  Atlacomulatl. water from a well.

Synonyms

āyōlhuāzātl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 6r, 8r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 40

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