coatl icue

See also: Coatlicue

Classical Nahuatl

Statue of Coatlicue displayed in National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City.

Alternative forms

• cōātlīcue

Etymology

From cōātl (“it is a snake”) +‎ īcue (“it is her skirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koː.waːˈt͡ɬiː.kʷe]

Proper noun

cōātl īcue (animate)

1. (mythology) (she is) her skirt is of snake; the mother goddess Coatlicue.

Synonyms

• tēteoh īnnān

References

• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 115
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 603