Quetzalcoatl

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl (literally “quetzal-feather snake”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɛt.səl.kəʊˈæt.əl/ (US) IPA(key): /kɛtˌsɑl.koʊˈɑːt.əl/; enPR: kĕt-säl′kō-ät′l === Proper noun === Quetzalcoatl The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. ==== Translations ==== == Central Nahuatl == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl == Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === queçalcoatle (obsolete or historical spelling) === Etymology === From quetzalli (“a quetzal tail feather”) +‎ cōātl (“a snake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [két͡saɬˈkóː(w)aːt͡ɬ] === Proper noun === Quetzalcōātl anim (he is) the god Quetzalcoatl. ==== Derived terms ==== ehquetzalcōātl quēquetzalcōah ==== Descendants ==== Translingual: Quetzalcoatlus English: Quetzalcoatl Spanish: Quetzalcóatl