miccatlatatactzaccayotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

• From micqui (“a dead body”) +‎ tlatatactzaccāyōtl (“a grave stone or pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [míkkaːt͡látatákt͡sakˈkáːjoːt͡ɬ]

Noun

miccātlatatactzaccāyōtl inan (plural miccātlatatactzaccāyōtl)

1. (it is) a large grave stone or slab bearing an epitaph.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 56r. col. 1:

     Micca tlatactzaccayotl. piedra grãde o loſa de ſepultura.

     Micca tlatactzaccayotl. a large slab or stone for a grave.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 108v. col. 1:

     Sepultura cõ epitaphio. micca tlatatacca tzacayotl. [sic]
     A grave bearing an epitaph. micca tlatatacca tzacayotl. [sic]

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Synonyms

• tecochtli, tlatatactli, tlatatactzaccāyōtl