cecen
Classical Nahuatl
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| Cardinal: cē Ordinal: ic cē Adverbial: ceccān, ceppa Distributive: cēcen, cehcen | ||||
Alternative forms
- cecẽ (abbreviated spelling)
Etymology
Reduplicated form of ce (“one”); compare cehcen (“one apiece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈséː.sen̥]
Numeral
cēcen
- (distributive) one at a time; one by one.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 254r:
- ¶De vno en vno. vel cada vno ſẽdos,cecẽ.vel,cecẽtetl.
- One at a time, or one apiece. cecẽ, also cecẽtetl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 120r. col. 1:
- ¶ De vno en vno . vel. cada vno ſendos. cecen. vel. / cecentetl.
- One at a time, or one apiece. cecen, also cecentetl.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120r
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317
Romanian
Etymology
Back-formation from Cecenia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃen/
Noun
cecen m (plural ceceni, feminine equivalent cecenă)
Adjective
cecen m or n (feminine singular cecenă, masculine plural ceceni, feminine and neuter plural cecene)