Caxtillan acaltepiton

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillã acaltepiton, castillan acaltepiton (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān ācalli (“a galley; a Spanish ship”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˌtíː.lːaːn aː.kaɬ.teˈpí.toːn̥]

Noun

Caxtīllān ācaltepitōn (inanimate, plural Caxtīllān ācaltepitōn)

diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; (it is) a small Spanish ship.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 179v:
  Naue pequeña. caſtillã acaltepiton caſtillã acaltontli.
  A small ship. caſtillã acaltepiton. caſtillã acaltontli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88r. col. 2:
  Naue pequeña.caſtillan acaltepiton .caſtillan acal- / tontli.
  A small ship. caſtillan acaltepiton. caſtillan acaltontli.

Synonyms

(small Spanish ship): Caxtīllān ācaltōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 88