tlacati

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Etymology

tlācatl "person" + -ti "become"

Verb

tlācati

  1. (intransitive) To be born.
    • 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)
      Nopilhtze, nocuzque, noquetzale, otiyol, otitlacat, otimotlalhticpacquixtico;

Usage notes

Although derived from "person", this verb is not limited to human beings.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 256–257.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 253.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 235.