-yotl

Central Nahuatl Pronunciation nhn [-joːtɬ] Suffix -yotl nhn suffix nhn added to nouns -ness, -ity, -hood, -ship, -ism, -ry; forms abstract nouns. Classical Nahuatl Pronunciation nci [-joːt͡ɬ] Suffix -yōtl nci suffix nci added to nouns -ness, -ity, -hood, -ship, -ism, -ry; forms abstract nouns. nci tahtli father → nci tahyōtl paternity, fatherhood nci tepitōn something small → nci tepitōnyōtl smallness nci tōltēcatl artisan → nci tōltēcayōtl artisanry nci added to nouns forms concrete nouns with senses extended from the original. nci ācatl cane→ nci ācayōtl piping nci iztatl salt → nci iztayōtl brine nci yāōtl enemy → nci yāōyōtl war, warfare Usage notes This particle undergoes progressive assimilation (where a consonantal sound assimilates into the one that precedes it) in certain situations: After ch it becomes nci -chōtl nci oquichtli man, husband → nci noquichcho my semen After l it becomes nci -lōtl nci nāhualli sorcerer → nci nāhuallōtl sorcery After z it becomes nci -zōtl nci āpīztli glutton → nci āpīzzōtl gluttony, greed Derived terms nci References James Lockhart 2001 Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts Stanford University Press 242