Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• -ua (obsolete spelling)

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”)

Derived terms

Synonyms

• -eh