mantelex

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 29 September 2014

Alternative forms

  • manteles (alternative or obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish manteles (“tablecloths”), ultimately from Latin mantēle. Borrowing plural Spanish nouns and reinterpreting them as singular was common in Classical Nahuatl (compare huācax (“cow”), pātox (“duck”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [manˈtéː.leʃ]

Noun

mantēlex (inanimate)

  1. (it is) a tablecloth

Derived terms

References

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