"altepetl" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: /aːltepeːt͡ɬ/, [aːɬ.ˈté.peːt͡ɬ] Forms: āltepētl [canonical], āltepēmeh [plural]
Etymology: A contraction of ātl tepētl, compound of ātl (“water”) + tepētl (“hill”), two constituents perceived as being essential for life. The compound is odd in retaining the l of ātl; the expected compound would be *ātepētl. Etymology templates: {{compound|nci|ātl|tepētl|t1=water|t2=hill}} ātl (“water”) + tepētl (“hill”) Head templates: {{head|nci|nouns|animate||plural|āltepēmeh|||cat2=|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=p|head=āltepētl}} āltepētl (animate, plural āltepēmeh), {{nci-noun|a|āltepētl|pl=āltepēmeh}} āltepētl (animate, plural āltepēmeh)
  1. (inanimate, not pluralized) altepetl; a town or city. Tags: animate, inanimate
    Sense id: en-altepetl-nci-noun-Uuw7eD2a Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39
  2. (animate, pluralized) The people of an altepetl. Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-altepetl-nci-noun-mqwRoitI Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ātl tepētl Derived forms: āltepēcuāxōchtli, āltepēhuah, āltepēmāitl, āltepētenāmitl, āltepētepāntli, āltepētlālli

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āltepēcuāxōchtli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āltepēhuah"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āltepēmāitl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āltepētenāmitl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āltepētepāntli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āltepētlālli"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "ātl",
        "3": "tepētl",
        "t1": "water",
        "t2": "hill"
      },
      "expansion": "ātl (“water”) + tepētl (“hill”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A contraction of ātl tepētl, compound of ātl (“water”) + tepētl (“hill”), two constituents perceived as being essential for life.\nThe compound is odd in retaining the l of ātl; the expected compound would be *ātepētl.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "āltepētl",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āltepēmeh",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "animate",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "āltepēmeh",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "head": "āltepētl"
      },
      "expansion": "āltepētl (animate, plural āltepēmeh)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a",
        "2": "āltepētl",
        "pl": "āltepēmeh"
      },
      "expansion": "āltepētl (animate, plural āltepēmeh)",
      "name": "nci-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
  "lang_code": "nci",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "altepetl; a town or city."
      ],
      "id": "en-altepetl-nci-noun-Uuw7eD2a",
      "links": [
        [
          "altepetl",
          "altepetl#English"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(inanimate, not pluralized) altepetl; a town or city."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "not pluralized"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "inanimate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "17C: Chimalpahin, Record of the Arrival of the Mexica Azteca When They Came Here to Mexico Tenochtitlan\noncan ynpan acico yn chicuey altepeme macehualtin oncan chanonoque yn culhuacan\n(They there arrived among the people of the eight altepetl domiciled in Culhuacan)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The people of an altepetl."
      ],
      "id": "en-altepetl-nci-noun-mqwRoitI",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(animate, pluralized) The people of an altepetl."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːltepeːt͡ɬ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aːɬ.ˈté.peːt͡ɬ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ātl tepētl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "altepetl"
}
{
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    "Classical Nahuatl compound terms",
    "Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header",
    "Classical Nahuatl lemmas",
    "Classical Nahuatl nouns",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "āltepēcuāxōchtli"
    },
    {
      "word": "āltepēhuah"
    },
    {
      "word": "āltepēmāitl"
    },
    {
      "word": "āltepētenāmitl"
    },
    {
      "word": "āltepētepāntli"
    },
    {
      "word": "āltepētlālli"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "ātl",
        "3": "tepētl",
        "t1": "water",
        "t2": "hill"
      },
      "expansion": "ātl (“water”) + tepētl (“hill”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A contraction of ātl tepētl, compound of ātl (“water”) + tepētl (“hill”), two constituents perceived as being essential for life.\nThe compound is odd in retaining the l of ātl; the expected compound would be *ātepētl.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "āltepētl",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āltepēmeh",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "animate",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "āltepēmeh",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "head": "āltepētl"
      },
      "expansion": "āltepētl (animate, plural āltepēmeh)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a",
        "2": "āltepētl",
        "pl": "āltepēmeh"
      },
      "expansion": "āltepētl (animate, plural āltepēmeh)",
      "name": "nci-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nci",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "altepetl; a town or city."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "altepetl",
          "altepetl#English"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(inanimate, not pluralized) altepetl; a town or city."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "not pluralized"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "inanimate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "17C: Chimalpahin, Record of the Arrival of the Mexica Azteca When They Came Here to Mexico Tenochtitlan\noncan ynpan acico yn chicuey altepeme macehualtin oncan chanonoque yn culhuacan\n(They there arrived among the people of the eight altepetl domiciled in Culhuacan)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The people of an altepetl."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(animate, pluralized) The people of an altepetl."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːltepeːt͡ɬ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aːɬ.ˈté.peːt͡ɬ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ātl tepētl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "altepetl"
}

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