-can

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈ-kaːn]

Suffix

-cān

  1. (added to nouns) A locative suffix: in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location.
    māhuizzōtl (“glory, honor”) → māhuizzōcān (“place of dignity”)
  2. (added to numerals) A locative suffix: in, at; used to indicate location.
    nāhui (“four”) → nāuhcān (“in four places”)
  3. (added to numerals) An ordinal suffix; used to indicate position in a series.
    ēyi (“three”) → inic ēxcān (“in third place, in the third place”)

Synonyms

Derived terms
Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -can
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