tlacatl

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tlaakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta.

Noun

tlacatl (inanimate)

1. human

References

• Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla p. 88.

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tlaakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta.

Noun

tlācatl (plural tlācah)

1. person
2. slave (when possessed, cf. tlācohtli).

Usage notes

The root of tlacatl serves as the suppletive root for the possessed forms of tlacohtli (“slave”).

Derived terms

• tlacatecolotl
• tlacateuctli
• tlacati

• tlacatlacuiloliztli
• tlacatlah
• tlacaxinachtli

• tlacayeliztli
• tlacayotl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 256–257
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 253
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 235–236

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tlaakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta. Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tlācatl

Noun

tlacatl (plural tlacameh)

1. man.

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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tlaakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta.

Noun

tlacatl

1. man

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 23