coatl icue
See also: Coatlicue
Classical Nahuatl
![](Images/wiktionary/20041229-Coatlicue_(Museo_Nacional_de_Antropolog%C3%ADa)_MQ-3.jpg.webp)
Statue of Coatlicue displayed in National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City.
Alternative forms
- cōātlīcue
Etymology
From cōātl (“it is a snake”) + īcue (“it is her skirt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koː.waːˈt͡ɬiː.kʷe]
Proper noun
cōātl īcue (animate)
- (mythology) (she is) her skirt is of snake; the mother goddess Coatlicue.
Synonyms
- tēteoh īnnān
References
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 115
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 603