akeya

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish aquella (that), from Vulgar Latin *eccum illa, feminine of *eccum ille. Compare Spanish aquella.

Determiner

akeya (Hebrew spelling אקילייה, plural akeyas)[1]

  1. singular feminine of akel
    • 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca[1], Editions Vidas Largas, page 163:
      Era el uzo en akeya notche de komer en los balkones o las terrasas.
      It was habitual in that night to dine on the balconies and flat roofs.

References

  1. ^ akeya”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim