LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

ecce hīc

ecce hīc (not comparable)
Classical[ˈɛk.kɛ ˈhiːk]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛt.t͡ʃe ˈik]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinnot comparablehere (emphatic)

Origins

From ecce + hīc. Attested in Egeria, Augustine, and Gregory of Tours.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanací
  • Occitanaicífrom Old Occitan si
  • Occitaneicífrom Old Occitan si
  • Gasconacífrom Old Occitan si
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchcifrom Old French ci
  • Franco-Provençalcéfrom Franco-Provençal *ci
  • Franc-Comtoissifrom Old French ci
  • Lorrainsifrom Old French ci
  • Normanchitefrom Old French ci
  • Picardchifrom Old French ci
  • Picardchiquefrom Old French ci
  • Wallooncifrom Old French ci
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesesi
  • Piedmontesezi

Quick answers

What does ecce hīc mean in Latin?
ecce hīc, a adverb, means “here (emphatic)”.
How do you pronounce ecce hīc?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛk.kɛ ˈhiːk]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛt.t͡ʃe ˈik].