Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tecolutl

Noun

tecolōtl (plural tētecoloh or tecolōmeh)

1. Owl.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana

     Buho. tecolutl.

   • 1673: Augustin de Vetancurt, Arte de lengua mexicana

     Otimotetzâhui iniquac tzatzi intecolotl, in chiquâtli?

     Tuviſte por aguero, que el buho, ò lechuza gritaſſe?

Derived terms

• tlacatecolotl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 251.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 216.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.