aztatzoneh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• aztatzone

Etymology

āztatzontli "ornament of Snowy Egret feathers" + -eh "possessor"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːstaˈtsoneʔ/

Noun

āztatzoneh

1. One that has an Snowy Egret-feather ornament.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1

     Auh ynjc muchichioaia, [...] aztatzone

     (And he was thus arrayed: ... he had a crown of heron feathers)

References

• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, ed. and trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 7