ic omilhuitl semana

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === yc omilhuitl semana (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === From ic ōme (“second”) +‎ ilhuitl (“day”) +‎ semana (“week”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [i.koːˈmiɬ.wit͡ɬ ʃiˈmaː.naʔ] === Noun === ic ōmilhuitl semana (inanimate) Monday; the second day of the week. ==== Usage notes ==== It should be noted that the seven-day week was adopted by the Aztecs only after the Spanish conquest. Prior to Spanish arrival the Aztecs used two calendrical systems: the tōnalpōhualli (“day count”), divided into 20 trecenas, or periods of 13 days, for a total of 260 days; and the xiuhpōhualli (“year count”), divided into 18 periods of 20 days each, plus another 5 unlucky days, for a total of 365 days. ==== Synonyms ==== lunes tlaōmilhuiti === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 79r