Itzcoatl

Itzcóatl English frame|right|Itzcoatl, the fourth ruler of Tenochtitlan, in the Codex Mendoza. Alternative forms en Itzcóatl en Itzcohuatl en Izcoatl obsolete en Izcohuatl obsolete en Ytzcoatl obsolete en Ytzcohuatl obsolete en Yzcohuatl obsolete Etymology From en nci Ītzcōātl, from nci itztli obsidian + nci cōātl snake. Proper noun The fourth ruler of Tenochtitlan. en 1818 R. H. Bonnycastle Spanish America Huitzilihuitl reigned twenty years, and died in 1409, and was succeeded by his brother Chimalpopoca, who, dying by his own hands in prison, to which he was tracherously conveyed by the king of Acolhuacan, was succeeded by Itzcoatl, the son of Acamapitzin, by a slave. en 1859 Peter F. Stout Nicaragua: Past, Present and Future He took another wife, and had by her a son, Hiutzilihiutl [sic], and by his concubines several children, of whom Izcoatl was the most renowned. Translations the name of the 4th ruler of Tenochtitlan Nahuatl: Classical Nahuatl: nci Itzcoatl, nci Itzcoatzin honorific Spanish: es Itzcóatl Classical Nahuatl Etymology From nci ītztli obsidian cōātl snake Proper noun Ītzcōātl nci male, borne by the 4th ruler of Tenochtitlan nci words with uncertain pronunciation