Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcóatl English Etymology Borrowed from en nci Quetzalcōātl quetzal-feather snake. Pronunciation en /ˌkɛt.səl.kəʊˈæt.əl/ RP en /kɛtˌsɑl.koʊˈɑːt.əl/ GA; kĕt-säl′kō-ät′l en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Quetzalcoatl.wav US Proper noun The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. Translations Aztec deity French: fr Quetzalcóatl m Greek: el Κετζαλκόατλ, el Κετσαλκόατλ Nahuatl: Classical Nahuatl: nci Quetzalcōātl Portuguese: pt Quetzalcóatl Russian: ru Кетцалькоатль Spanish: es Quetzalcóatl Yiddish: yi קעצאַלקאָאַטל Ketzalkoatl en Gods Aztec mythology Central Nahuatl Pronunciation nhn Ketsalkoatl.ogg Noun nhn noun en Quetzalcoatl nhn Gods Classical Nahuatl Alternative forms nci queçalcoatle obsolete or historical spelling Etymology nci :af quetzalli cōātl From nci quetzalli cōātl a quetzal tail feather a snake. thumb|300px|right|Quetzalcoatl (queçalcoatle) as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, with the attributes of the god nci ehēcatl Ehēcatl wind. Pronunciation nci [két͡saɬˈkóː(w)aːt͡ɬ] Proper noun Quetzalcōātl nci proper noun an he is the god en Quetzalcoatl. Derived terms nci ehquetzalcōātl nci quēquetzalcōah Descendants en Quetzalcoatl 1 es Quetzalcóatl 1 mul Quetzalcoatlus 1 nci Gods Aztec mythology