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hoc.

ablative masculine/neuter singular of hic (“this”)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

det[ˈhoːk]Classical-Latin[ˈɔk]
  1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of hic (“this”)

    ablative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
  2. for this reason, because of this

adv
  1. hither, to this place

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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.

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