achtontli

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Central Nahuatl

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Noun

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achtontli

  1. great-grandfather.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Related to achto "first".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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achtontli (animate)

achtōntli

  1. Great-grandfather.

Usage notes

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Usually occurs with a possessive prefix.

References

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  • Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages vol. 1, pp. 60–61
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 3
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 210