-liztli

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈlís.t͡ɬi/

Suffix

-liztli

1. (added to verbs) -tion, -ation, -ing; used to form a noun relating to some action.

Examples:

āmoxpōhualiztli (“reading of a book”), from āmoxpōhua (“to read from a book”)

miquiliztli (“death, mortality”), from miqui (“to die”)

nenāmictiliztli (“marriage, wedlock”), from nāmictiā (“to marry, take a spouse”)

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -liztli