-h

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ʔ/

Suffix

-h

Etymology 1

1. Used to form the plural of absolutive noun forms.

Examples:

cōconeh, plural form of conētl (“child”)

māmazah, plural form of mazātl (“deer”)

tēteoh, plural form of teōtl (“god”)

Usage notes

Some nouns pluralized with -h undergo the reduplication of their first or second syllable.

Synonyms

• (used to form the plural of a noun): -meh, -queh, -tin

Derived terms

• see Category:Classical Nahuatl plurals

Etymology 2

1. Forms the plural of verbs. Only used for animate subjects.

   titītza (“to stretch something”) → quititītzah (“They stretch it”)

   itta (“to see something”) → quittah (“They see it”)

   tolīnia (“to bother someone, to make suffer”) → ammotolīniah (“You (plrl.) suffer, You are bothered”)

   titītza (“to stretch something”) → motitītzah (“They stretch (themselves)”)

   itta (“to see something”) → tiquittah (“We see it”)

   pāca (“to wash something”) → tlapācah (“They wash something, they wash things”)

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Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħ/

Suffix

-h m

1. Alternative form of -u (“him, it”), used after a vowel

   ‎qatlu (“they killed”) + ‎-h → ‎qatluh (“they killed him”)

Related terms

• hu, huwa