Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tatli (obsolete spelling)

Noun

tahtli ‎(animate, plural tahtin)

1. father
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r.

     padre.  tatli.teta.yzcacauhtli.teizcacauh.tetatzin.

     A father. tatli. teta. yzcacauhtli. teizcacauh. tetatzin.

Synonyms

• izcācauhtli ‎(“biological father”)

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender) nāntli ‎(“mother”)
• (with regard to ancestry) conētl ‎(“child”)

Derived terms

• tahyōtl
• tlacpatahtli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 249.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 214.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.