cecen

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• cecẽ (abbreviated spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of ce (“one”); compare cehcen (“one apiece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈséː.sen̥]

Numeral

cēcen

1. (distributive) one at a time; one by one.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 254r.

     ¶De vno en vno. vel cada vno ſẽdos,cecẽ.vel,cecẽtetl.

     One at a time, or one apiece. cecẽ, also cecẽtetl.

   • 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 120r. col. 1.

     ¶ De vno en vno . vel. cada vno ſendos. cecen.  vel. / cecentetl.

     One at a time, or one apiece. cecen, also cecentetl.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120r
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃen/

Noun

cecen m (plural ceceni, feminine equivalent cecenă)

1. Chechen

Adjective

cecen m or n (feminine singular cecenă, masculine plural ceceni, feminine and neuter plural cecene)

1. Chechen