tlacaxinachtli

== Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === From tlācatl (“human”) +‎ xināchtli (“seed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡ɬaː.ka.ʃiˈnaːt͡ʃ.t͡ɬi] === Noun === tlācaxināchtin (inanimate, plural tlācaxināchtin) sperm, semen Idem, f. 116r. col. 1. Tlacaxinachtli. ſimiente devaron o de muger. Tlacaxinachtli. the seed of a man or a woman. ==== Usage notes ==== Though inanimate, tlācaxināchtli can take on the plural form tlācaxināchtin with a semantic shift to “first human lineage, first human procreators”. ==== Derived terms ==== tlācaxināchchōtl === References === Alonso de Molina (2008), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 109