quetzalitztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From quetzalli (“quetzal feather”) +‎ ītztli (“obsidian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ketsaliːtstɬi/ (but see itztli)

Noun

quetzalītztli

1. Emerald-green jade.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1

     vel qujciiavj vel qujhiiouja, ynic qujtemoa in chalchiujtl, in quetzalitztli

     (Greatly were they wearied, much did they suffer to seek out the precious green stones, emerald-green jade)

   • c1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24r.

     yn chalchihuitl. yn coztic teocuitlatl. yn quetzalli. yn quetzalitztli. yn tapachtli. yn tlapaltehuilotl. yn tlaçotlaquẽtli.

     (of precious green stones, of gold, of quetzal feathers, of emerald-green jade, of spondylus shells, of amethysts, of costly clothing.)

References

• Campbell, R. Joe (1997) “Florentine Codex Vocabulary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 February 2011
• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Codex Chimalpahin, ed. and trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Susan Schroeder, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 74–75
• 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 42