huitz

Classical Nahuatl

Verb

huītz (irregular)

  1. to come
    Cuix huitze in cocoyo?
    Are the coyotes coming?
  2. to come, go towards
    Mexico in cihuatl huitz.
    The woman is coming to Mexico.

Conjugation
  • The root for the plural (present) forms is huītzeh.
  • "Huitz" is an irregular verb. Its plural root is huitze.
  • Note: 'huitz' is derived from the verb 'hui', meaning 'to go', and -tz, a directional modifier.

References
  • Michel Launey with Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, page Loc 1612
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