tepoztli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tepoztli

1. metal

Derived terms

• atepoztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïn-ta

Proto-Nahuan *tə-tl

Classical Nahuatl tetl

Classical Nahuatl *poz-tli

Classical Nahuatl tepoztli

From tetl (“rock”) +‎ *poz- a unknown stem, possibly related to tepoztic (“hard”) and poztequi (“to split, break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tepostɬi/
• IPA^(key): [te.ˈpos.tɬi]

Noun

tepoztli

1. hard, workable metal: iron; steel; copper
2. a metal axe

Derived terms

• chichiltic tepoztli
• coztic tepoztli
• cuauhtepoztli
• cuātepoztli
• miccatepoztli
• telpochtepoztli (“youth axe, ceremonial axe presented to young Aztec adults who graduate from schools”)
• tepozcactli (“metal sandal, a horseshoe”)
• tepozcololli
• tepozcuahuitl
• tepozcuācalalahtli (“metal helmet, Spanish morion”)
• tepozhuitztli (“iron thorn, a nail”)
• tepozmecatl
• tepozmāccuahuia
• tepozmāccuahuitl
• tepozmāccuahuitlitzitzquiloyan
• tepozmāccuauhchiuhqui
• tepozmītl (“metal arrow, a crossbow bolt”)
• tepozquechilia
• tepoztlapōhualli
• tepoztlatecōni (“a metal axe”)
• tepoztlatopōn
• tepoztlālli
• tepoztlāloā
• tepoztzōtzopāztli (“metal weaver's reed, a sword”)
• tepoztōpīlli (“a metal rod, a Spanish lance”)
• tepozzo
• tlaximaltepoztli (“carpentry axe, war axe”)
• tliltic tepoztli
• tlāltepoztli
• tlāximaltepoztli
• tlāximaltepoztontli
• yohualtepoztli (“night axe, a monster associated with Tezcatlipoca”)

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 249–350.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 232.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 234.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tepoztli

Noun

tepoztli

1. metal