icpitl

icpitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ycpitl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈik.pit͡ɬ]

Noun

icpitl (animate)

1. firefly
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 157v

     Luziernaga. ycpitl. copitl.

     A firefly. ycpitl. copitl.

   • 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78v. col. 2.

     Luciernaga. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.

     A firefly. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.

Synonyms

• (firefly): copitl, xoxōtla, xoxōtlatōn

Derived terms

• icpitōn

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 78v