teteoh innan

See also: Teteoh innan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• teteuynan (obsolete spelling)
• Tēteoh īnnān

Etymology

From tēteoh, plural of teōtl (“divinity; god”), + īnnān (“their mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːˈteoʔ ˈiːnnaːn/, [teːˌté.oʔˈíː.nːaːn̥]

Proper noun

tēteoh īnnān (animate)

1. (mythology) (she is) the mother of gods; an aspect of Coatlicue as a mother goddess and primordial earth goddess.
   • 1558-1585: Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, f. 263r.

     Teteuynan inechichiuh / Motenholcupinticac / Tlaxapochtli in contlaliticac ycamapan

     Attire of tēteoh īnnān. Her lips are plumped with rubber. On her cheek is a [black] circle.

References

• Rafael Tena (2012) La religión mexica, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, page 99