ompohualli ommacuilli

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : ōmpōhualli ommācuīlli Ordinal : ic ōmpōhualli ommācuīlli

Alternative forms

ompoalli ommacuilli, ompoualli ommacuilli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ mācuīlli (“five”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi o.mːaːˈkʷiː.lːi]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli om mācuīlli

forty-five
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v:
  45 quarenta y cinco.ompoualli ommacuilli.
  45 forty-five. ompoualli ommacuilli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1:
  45 Quarenta ycinco . ompoualli ommacuilli.
  45 Forty-five. ompoualli ommacuilli.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli ommacuili. [sic] quarenta y cinco.
  Ompoalli ommacuilli. forty-five.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 119r, 76v

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