English
Etymology
From Nahuatl altepetl#Classical_Nahuatl|�ltep�tl, from atl tepetl|�tl tep�tl, literally "water (and) hill".
Noun
altepetl
- An Nahua community; a pueblo.
Category:English nouns
Category:Nahuatl derivations
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
IPA|/a�ltepe�tɬ/
Etymology
From atl tepetl|�tl tep�tl "water (and) hill".
Noun
�ltep�tl
- (no plural) altepetl#English|Altepetl; town/towns; city/cities; pueblo/pueblos.
- (plural: altepemeh|�ltep�meh) The people of an altepetl.
#*17C: w:Chimalpahin|Chimalpahin, Record of the Arrival of the Mexica Azteca When They Came Here to Mexico Tenochtitlan
#*:oncan ynpan acico yn chicuey altepeme macehualtin oncan chanonoque yn culhuacan
#*:(They there arrived among the people of the eight altepetl domiciled in Culhuacan)
Synonyms
atl tepetl
Derived terms
altepehuah
altepehuahcan
altepetenamitl
References
cite book |authorAndrews, J. Richard |year2003 |titleWorkbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl |editionrevised edition |publisherUniversity of Oklahoma Press |pagesp. 205
cite book |authorChimalpahin Cuauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón |year1997 |titleCodex Chimalpahin, volume 2 |othersedited and translated by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Susan Schroeder |publisherUniversity of Oklahoma Press |pagespp. 18�19
cite book |authorKarttunen, Frances |year1983 |titleAn Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl |publisherUniversity of Texas Press |pages=p. 9
cite book |authorLockhart, James |year2001 |titleNahuatl as Written |publisherStanford University Press |pages=p. 210
Category:Classical Nahuatl nouns
ru:altepetl
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