ecco

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.ko/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkko
• Hyphenation: èc‧co

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin eccum, from ecce +‎ eum.

Adverb

ecco

1. used to call someone's attention to suddenly approaching or appearing beings or things; here is..., there is...
2. used to call someone's attention to the presence of a being(s) or thing(s); here is..., there is...
3. (figurative) used to call someone's attention to a fact or situation
4. used to introduce an act of handing or gifting; here is...
5. used to introduce a clarification or explanation; that is, that is to say

   ecco tutto ― that's all

6. used as an affirmative response to a call or command; here is...
7. used as an intensifier of a following declarative statement
8. used to express the suddenness of an event
9. used as intensifier, before a locative or predicate complement, to express amazement, satisfaction, displeasure or other emotions (depending on context)
10. used as intensifier, before a past participle form, to indicate a completed action

    ecco fatto! ― done! there! all done!

11. used to introduce an exemplification
12. used to introduce a conclusion so, therefore

Interjection

ecco

1. here it is! there you have it!
2. used to express hesitation; er, um
3. (archaic) used to express encouragement

Derived terms

• eccoci
• eccogli
• eccola
• eccole
• eccoli
• eccolo
• eccomi
• eccone
• eccoti
• eccovi
• riecco

Further reading

• ecco¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• ecco in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “ecco”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

Etymology 2

Noun

ecco f (uncountable)

1. archaic form of eco (“echo”)

Further reading

• eco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ceco

Middle English

Noun

ecco

1. alternative form of eccho