tlacatl

== Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === (Tlaxcala): tlakatl === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl tlacatl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tɬaːkatɬ] === Noun === tlacatl (inanimate) man human === References === Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla. == Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *tlaaka-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɬaː.kat͡ɬ] === Noun === tlācatl anim (plural tlācah) (he or she is) a person, a human being (he or she is) a slave (when possessed, cf. notlācauh (“he is my slave”)). esteemed person, lord, lady ==== Usage notes ==== The root of tlacatl serves as the suppletive root for the possessed forms of tlacohtli (“slave”). ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *tlaaka-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta. Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tlācatl. === Noun === tlacatl (plural tlacameh) man. == Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *tlaaka-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka-ta. === Noun === tlacatl man === References === Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006), Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎[3], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 23