huehuetcatontli

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === ueuetcatontli, veuetcatontli (obsolete spellings) === Etymology === From *huēhuetqui (“old man”) +‎ -tōn (cf. the diminutive ilamatcātōntli (“small old woman”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [weː.wet.kaːˈtoːn.t͡ɬi] === Noun === huēhuetcātōntli (animate) diminutive of huēhueh; a small old man. Idem, f. 157r. col. 1. Veuetcatontli.vejezuelo. Veuetcatontli. a small old man. ==== Synonyms ==== (small old man): huēhuehpīl, huehuehtōn, huēhuentōn === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 116r, 157r