acolea

Romanian

Alternative forms

• acole — rare or archaic
• colea — popular

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccu(m) illā(c), from Latin eccum + illāc. Compare Portuguese and Galician acolá, Spanish acullá, Italian colà.

Adverb

acolea

1. (popular) there

   Synonym: acolo

Usage notes

This is a folk variant of acolo and less commonly used, but differs slightly in that it expresses a location that is nearer to the speaker than that word does.

References

• acolea in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)