aque

See also: aqué and aque-

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aque (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), possibly a semi-borrowing from Latin ecce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈake/ [ˈɑ.kɪ]
• Rhymes: -ake
• Hyphenation: a‧que

Interjection

aque

1. behold!

   Synonym: eis

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 211:

     Aque aqui o que tu chamasche.

     Behold, here it is the one you summoned.

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “aque”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “aque”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega