LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
phrase · masculine

eccum

eccum m (feminine eccam, plural eccōs, feminine plural eccās)
Classical[ˈɛk.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛk.kum]
eccōs pl.

Meaning

  1. masculinethere or here I am/you are/he is; here I come/you come/he comes; here is, see here
    Sed quid ego video? — Quid vides? — Nescio quis eccum inceditc. 206 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus 4.6.65–66
  2. masculineI am/you are/he is there or here; I am/you are/he is come; here is, see here
    Quem tu parasitum quaeris, adulescens, meum? — Peniculum. — Eccum in vidulo salvom fero.c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 285–286
    Milphio, heus, ubi es? — Assum apud te, eccum.c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 1.2.71

eccum, eccos, v. ecce, II. D.

Origins

Ellipsis and contraction of ecce eum vidē (literally “see him come” or “see him here”) or like addresses.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianecco
  • Italianvecco
  • Italianvecchelo
  • Judeo-Italianאיקו
  • Sicilianeccu
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianeccu
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Occitanec
  • Old Occitanvec
  • Old Occitanbec
  • Old Occitanbeg
  • Old Occitanbet
  • Old Occitanbeps

Quick answers

What does eccum mean in Latin?
eccum, a phrase, means “there or here I am/you are/he is; here I come/you come/he comes; here is, see here”.
How do you pronounce eccum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛk.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛk.kum].