-huah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms
  • -ua (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-waʔ]

Suffix

-huah (plural -huahqueh)

  1. (appended to nouns) a possessive suffix; indicates the possessor or owner of the root word.
    āxcāitl (“goods; riches”) → āxcāhuah (“he who has riches; a wealthy man”)
    michin (“a fish”) → michhuah (“he who has fish; a fisher”)
    tlācatl (“a person”) → tlācahuah (“he who owns a person; a slaveowner”)

Synonyms

Derived terms
Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -huah
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