metztli mayo

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

mayo

Etymology

From mētztli (“month”) +‎ Spanish mayo (“May”). Calque of Spanish mes de mayo (“the month of May”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˌméːt͡s.t͡ɬi ˈmáː.joʔ]

Noun

mētztli mayo (inanimate)

May
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 161r:
  Mayo mes quinto.lo meſmo. vel,metztli mayo. yc macuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
  May, the fifth month. the same, or metztli mayo. yc macuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80v. col. 1:
  Mayo,mes quinto. lo meſmo. vel. metztli mayo. ycmacuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
  May, the fifth month. the same, or metztli mayo. ycmacuilli metztli yncexiuitl.
- Idem, f. 55v. col. 1.
  Metztli mayo. el mes de mayo. Et ſic de alijs.
  Metztli mayo. the month of May; and likewise for the others.

Synonyms

ic mācuīlli mētztli in cexihuitl (“the fifth month of the year”)

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 80v, 55v

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.