aquén

Galician

Alternative forms

• aquende

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aquen (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin *eccum inde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkeŋ/

Adverb

aquén

1. here; closer; at this side

   Antonym: alén

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “aquen”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “aquen”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “aquén” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “aquén” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.