mahtlactli once

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : mahtlāctli once Ordinal : ic mahtlāctli once Adverbial : mahtlācpa once

Alternative forms

matlactli oce, matlactli once, matlatli uçe (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From mahtlāctli (“ten”) + om- +‎ ce (“one”), literally “ten plus one”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maʔˈt͡ɬáːk.t͡ɬi ˈó.sːe]

Numeral

mahtlāctli on ce

eleven
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r.
  11 onze.matlacatlionce.
  11 eleven. matlactli once.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1.
  11 Onze . matlactli once.
  11 Eleven. matlactli once.
- Idem, f. 53r. col. 2.
  Matlactli oce .onze.
  Matlactli oce. eleven.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 53r

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