tepozmaccuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tepozmahquahuitl
• tepuzmacquauitl

Etymology

From tepoztli (“metal”) +‎ māccuahuitl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teposmaːkkʷawitɬ/
• IPA^(key): /teposmaːhkʷawitɬ/

Noun

tepozmāccuahuitl

1. Sword.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 114v.

     Eſpada. tepuzmacquauitl.

   • 1640–41: Bartolomé de Alva (trans.), The Animal Prophet and the Fortunate Patricide, f. 22v.

     ymeço yc ticàaltiz yn tepozmāhquahuitl

     (You will bathe the sword with their blood.)

Synonyms

• espada
• tepoztzotzopaztli (rare)

Derived terms

• tepozmaccuahuitl yacapitzahuac

References

• Sell, Barry D. with Louise M. Burkhart and Elizabeth R. Wright (eds. and trans.) (2008) Nahuatl Theater, Volume 3: Spanish Golden Age Drama in Mexican Translation, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 187