Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ciyotl (obsolete spelling)

Noun

cihyōtl

1. That pertaining to a hare, something harelike.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 153r.

     Lebruno coſa de liebre. ciyotl.

     Harelike, something pertaining to a hare. ciyotl.

   • 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 2.

     Ciyotl: lebruno, coſa de liebre , o de abuela.

     Ciyotl. harelike; that which pertains to a hare, or that which pertains to a grandmother.

Related terms

• cihtepitōn
• cihtōntli

Etymology 2

From cihtli ‎(“grandmother”) +‎ -yōtl, literally (“grandmotherness”).

Noun

cihyōtl

1. That pertaining to a grandmother, something grandmotherly.
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 2.

     Ciyotl: lebruno, coſa de liebre , o de abuela.

     Ciyotl. harelike; that which pertains to a hare, or that which pertains to a grandmother.

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa