hueyi altepetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ueialtepetl, vei altepetl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large”) +‎ āltepētl (“city, community”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weː.jaːɬˈte.peːt͡ɬ]

Noun

huēyi āltepētl (animate)

city
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 64r:
  ¶Cibdad o ciudad. ueialtepetl.
  A city. ueialtepetl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 34v. col. 2:
  C Ibdad o ciudad. vei- / altepetl.
  A city. veialtepetl.
- Idem, f. 155v. col. 1.
  Vei altepetl.ciudad.
  Vei altepetl. a city.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 34v, 155v

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