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Image:Tenoch2A.jpg|thumb|right|Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan#Classical_Nahuatl|Tenochtitlan.
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- The capital of the Aztec empire (now Mexico City).
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Category:Nahuatl derivations
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Andrews (2003) writes Ten�chtitlan; Karttunen (1983) and Lockhart (2001) write Tenochtitlan.
Etymology
Andrews (2003) gives tetl "rock" + nochtli|n�chtli "prickly-pear fruit" + -ti- + itlan|-tlan "near", i.e. "At the Place Near Rock-cactus-Fruit".
Lockhart (2001) says "the meaning and nature of tenoch- is not entirely clear despite general consensus that it refers to a type of cactus."
Karttunen (1983) says "N�CH-TLI 'fruit of the prickly pear cactus' is often cited as a constituent of this name, but it contrasts in vowel length."
Proper noun
Tenochtitlan
- The capital of the Aztec empire (now Mexico City).
References
Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, Univeristy of Oklahoma Press, p. 502.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 225.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 233.
Category:Classical Nahuatl proper nouns
Category:Classical Nahuatl words with uncertain pronunciation
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