chicome

Central Nahuatl

Numeral

chicome

seven.

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl numbers ^(edit)**
	140
← 6	7	8 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: chicōme Ordinal: ic chicōme Adverbial: chicōccān, chicōppa

Alternative forms

chicume (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Nahuatl chico

Classical Nahuatl chiuc-

Classical Nahuatl ōme

Classical Nahuatl *chicuōme

Classical Nahuatl chicōme

Euphonic reduced of *chicuōme, as the sequence *cuo is impossible in Classical Nahuatl, from chiuc- (“five”) +‎ ōme (“two”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicuēyi (“eight”) and chiucnāhui (“nine”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈkóː.me]

Numeral

chicōme

seven
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  7 ſiete.chicome.
  7 seven. chicome.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
  7 Siete . chicome.
  7 Seven. chicome.
- Idem, f. 20r. col. 2.
  Chicome . ſiete.
  Chicome. seven.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 118v
J. Richard Andrews (2003), Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310
Wright, David (2016), Lectura del Náhuatl, rev. ed. edition, Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, page 180

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chicōme

Numeral

chicome

seven.