LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
determiner

hōc1

hōc
Classical[ˈhoːk]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔk]

Meaning

  1. ablativemasculineneutersingularablative masculine/neuter singular of hic (“this”)
  2. for this reason, because of this
    ...quō maius crīmen sit id quod ostendātur falsum, hōc maiōrem ab eō iniūriam fierī, quī id cōnfingat....the more serious the accusation which is shown to be false, the greater the offense committed by the fabricator.69 BCE, Cicero, Pro Fonteio 17.8

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

hoc, abl. and
I. neutr. of hic, q. v.
adverb
hōc2
hōc (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. not comparablehither, to this place

hoc, adv., v. huc.

Origins

According to De Vaan (2008), from a masculine singular instrumental of Proto-Indo-European *gʰi-ḱe (“this, here”). Contrast Latin hūc, which is probably from the locative instead.

Quick answers

What does hōc mean in Latin?
hōc, a determiner, means “ablative masculine/neuter singular of hic (“this”); for this reason, because of this”.
How do you pronounce hōc?
In classical Latin, [ˈhoːk]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔk].