caxtolli once

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 15	16	17 >
Cardinal : caxtōlli oncē Ordinal : ic caxtōlli oncē Adverbial : caxtōlpa oncē

Alternative forms

caxtuli once, caxtulli oce, caxtullionce (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From caxtōlli (“fifteen”) + om- +‎ cē (“one”), literally “fifteen plus one”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˈtóː.lːi ˈóː.sːe]

Numeral

caxtōlli on cē

sixteen
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  16 deziſeys.caxtuli once.
  16 sixteen. caxtuli once.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
  16 Deziſeys . caxtullionce.
  16 Sixteen. caxtullionce.
- Idem, f. 13r. col. 2.
  Caxtulli oce, vel, caxtultetl oce . deziſeys.
  Caxtulli oce, or caxtultetl oce. sixteen.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 13r

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