teopixcatlahtoani
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- teopixcatlatoani (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From teōpixqui (“priest”) + tlahtoāni (“sovereign, ruler”), attested as half of the compound huēyi teōpixcātlahtoāni (“pope”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [te.oː.piʃ.kaː.t͡ɬaʔ.toˈaː.ni]
Noun
teōpixcātlahtoāni (animate)
- pope, pontiff
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 92r