hic

See also hiç

English

Etymology

onomatopoeia

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /hɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪk
• Homophone: hick

Interjection

hic

1. An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.

   "This wine - hic! - tasted good."

Anagrams

• chi CIH, HCI, ich, Ich, ICH

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• hicu

Etymology

From Latin fīcus. Compare Spanish higo.

Noun

hic

1. fig (tree)

Related terms

• hicã

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French

Etymology

From Latin hic est quæstio (here is the question).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔik/

Noun

hic m (usually uncountable)

1. snag, hitch, catch, kink, problem

   Voilà le hic. — Here's the problem.

Interjection

hic

1. hic! (indicating a hiccup)

   Ce vin, hic ! sent bon.

   This wine—hic!—tastes good.

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Interlingua

Adverb

hic

1. here

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ghe-ke (“this, here”), from *ghe, *gho (particle) + *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). First element cognate with Ancient Greek γε (ge, intensifying particle), Czech že (“that”, conjunction); Second element cognate with Ancient Greek κεί (keí, “there”), Old Irish cē (“here”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 (himma, “to this”), Latin cis (“this side”). More at he, here.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /hik/

• Audio (Classical)

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Pronoun

hic m (demonstrative), haec f, hoc n

1. This, these, used to refer to (a) person(s) or thing(s) close to the speaker.

   Mitte hunc mea gratia.

   Let him alone for my sake.

   Si versus horum duorum poetarum neglegetis, magna parte litterarum carebitis.

   If you neglect the verses of these two poets, you will miss a great part of literature.

   Hanc rem publicam salvam esse volumus.

   We wish this republic to be safe.

Declension

Irregular: Roughly similar to first and second declensions, but with singular genitives ending in "-ius" and singular datives ending in "-ic".

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	M.	F.	N.		MM.	FF.	NN.
Nominative	hic	haec	hoc		hī	hae	haec
Genitive	huius	huius	huius		hōrum	hārum	hōrum
Dative	huic	huic	huic		hīs	hīs	hīs
Accusative	hunc	hanc	hoc		hōs	hās	haec
Ablative	hōc	hāc	hōc		hīs	hīs	hīs

Related terms

• iste
• ille

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /hiːk/, /hik/

• Audio (Classical)

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Adverb

hīc (not comparable)

1. here

Descendants

• Aromanian: atsia.
• Catalan: aquí.
• French: y, ici.
• Italian: ci, qui.
• Portuguese: aqui, aí.
• Romanian: aici, ici
• Sicilian: ci
• Spanish: ahí, aquí.