"ecce" meaning in Latin

See ecce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ˈɛk.kɛ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛt.t͡ʃe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From ec- + -ce. Compare Oscan ekkum. Etymology templates: {{affix|la|ec-|-ce}} ec- + -ce, {{cog|osc|ekkum}} Oscan ekkum Head templates: {{head|la|intj}} ecce
  1. see!, look!, behold!, points out something with emphasis
    Sense id: en-ecce-la-intj-Sww-k1Jv Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ce, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ce: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (mostly elliptical) here!, or here am/are/is!; used to denote that something is present (compare French voici or Italian ecco)
    Sense id: en-ecce-la-intj-6Aldpukg Categories (other): Latin terms prefixed with ec- Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with ec-: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Ecce Quam Bonum (english: behold, how good), Ecce Homo (english: behold the man), Ecce Cor Meum (english: behold my heart), Ecce homo qui est faba (english: Behold the man who is a bean)
Derived forms: ecca, eccam, eccās, *ecce hāc [Latin, vulgar], ecce hīc [Late-Latin], ecce hoc [Late-Latin], *ecce ille [Latin, vulgar], *ecce inde [Latin, vulgar], *ecce iste [Latin, vulgar], eccere, eccillum, eccistam, eccistum, eccōs, eccum, ellam

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Quid cessāmus lūdōs facere? Circus noster ecce adest!",
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          "text": "Quid mē quaeris? Ecce mē.",
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          "english": "See here my aversion. What is it you want with me?",
          "text": "Ecce odium meum. Quid mē vīs?",
          "translation": "See here my aversion. What is it you want with me?",
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          "english": "Lo and behold, your letters about Varro!",
          "text": "Ecce tuae litterae dē Varrōne.",
          "translation": "Lo and behold, your letters about Varro!",
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        {
          "english": "See now, Stasimus, what a worthless fellow you are.",
          "text": ", Stasimus in the play Trinummus by Titus Maccius Plautus\nEcce hominem tē, Stasime, nihilī.",
          "translation": "See now, Stasimus, what a worthless fellow you are.",
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        "(mostly elliptical) here!, or here am/are/is!; used to denote that something is present (compare French voici or Italian ecco)"
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      "ipa": "[ˈɛt.t͡ʃe]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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  "word": "ecce"
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      "english": "behold, how good",
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      "word": "Ecce Quam Bonum"
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      "word": "Ecce Homo"
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    {
      "english": "behold my heart",
      "translation": "behold my heart",
      "word": "Ecce Cor Meum"
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    {
      "english": "Behold the man who is a bean",
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      "word": "Ecce homo qui est faba"
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          "english": "Behold! There comes he I was wishing for.",
          "text": "Quem quaerō, optimē ecce obviam mihi est.",
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          "english": "But look, I see the old man returning to the country.",
          "text": "Ecce autem videō rūre redeuntem senem.",
          "translation": "But look, I see the old man returning to the country.",
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        "see!, look!, behold!, points out something with emphasis"
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          "english": "Why should we stop playing games? We have our theatre here!",
          "text": "Quid cessāmus lūdōs facere? Circus noster ecce adest!",
          "translation": "Why should we stop playing games? We have our theatre here!",
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          "english": "Are you searching for me? Here I am.",
          "text": "Quid mē quaeris? Ecce mē.",
          "translation": "Are you searching for me? Here I am.",
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        {
          "english": "Here I am.",
          "text": "Ecce.",
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          "english": "See here my aversion. What is it you want with me?",
          "text": "Ecce odium meum. Quid mē vīs?",
          "translation": "See here my aversion. What is it you want with me?",
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          "english": "Lo and behold, your letters about Varro!",
          "text": "Ecce tuae litterae dē Varrōne.",
          "translation": "Lo and behold, your letters about Varro!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "See now, Stasimus, what a worthless fellow you are.",
          "text": ", Stasimus in the play Trinummus by Titus Maccius Plautus\nEcce hominem tē, Stasime, nihilī.",
          "translation": "See now, Stasimus, what a worthless fellow you are.",
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        "here!, or here am/are/is!; used to denote that something is present (compare French voici or Italian ecco)"
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        "(mostly elliptical) here!, or here am/are/is!; used to denote that something is present (compare French voici or Italian ecco)"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛk.kɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛt.t͡ʃe]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ecce"
}

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