metztli icualoca

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 11 February 2017

Alternative forms

• metztli iqualoca, metztli yqualoca (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From mētztli (“the moon”) +‎ īcualōca (“its eating away; eclipse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈméːt͡s.t͡ɬi iː.kʷaˈlóː.ka]

Noun

mētztli īcualōca (inanimate)

1. (astronomy) lunar eclipse
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 48v. col. 2:

     Eclipſi de luna. metztli yqualoca.

     An eclipse of the moon. metztli yqualoca.

   • Idem, f. 55v. col. 1.

     Metztli iqualoca. eclipſi de luna.

     Metztli iqualoca. and eclipse of the moon.

Related terms

• mētztli īmiquiz
• īcualōca in tōnatiuh

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 48v, 55v