akeya

Ladino

Alternative forms

• akea, aquella

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. 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.