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Appendix:Variations of "can"
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
nci [ˈ-kaːn]
Suffix
-cān nci suffix
nci added to nouns A locative suffix: in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location.
nci māhuizzōtl glory, honor → nci teopam mahuizzocan māhuizzōcān place of dignity
nci added to numerals A locative suffix: in, at; used to indicate location.
nci cē one → nci ceccān in one place
nci ōme two → nci ōccān in two places
nci ēyi three → nci ēxcān in three places
nci nāhui four → nci nāuhcān in four places
nci added to numerals An ordinal suffix; used to indicate position in a series.
nci cē one → nci innci ic nci ceccān in first place, in the first place
nci ōme two → nci innci ic nci ōccān in second place, in the second place
nci ēyi three → nci innci ic nci ēxcān in third place, in the third place
nci nāhui four → nci innci ic nci nāuhcān in fourth place, in the fourth place
Synonyms
locative suffix nci -co, nci -pan, nci -tlān
Derived terms
nci
Old English
Pronunciation
-can
Suffix
ang suffix form
ang -ca nom pl ; acc s//p ; gen//dat sg