hic

See also: HIC, hić, hiç, and ніс

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /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."

Translations

Translations

Bulgarian: хлъц (hlǎc), хълцук (hǎlcuk) Czech: škyt (cs) Dutch: hik (nl) German: hick (de), hicks (de) Ukrainian: ик (yk) Vietnamese: hic (vi), híc, hích (vi), hix, hức

See also

• hic et nunc
• hic jacet

Anagrams

• Ich, IHC, Chi., ICH, Ch'i, chi, ch'i, CIH, Chi, ich, CHI, HCI

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• hicu

Etymology

From Latin fīcus. Compare Megleno-Romanian ic, Spanish higo.

Noun

hic m (plural hits)

1. fig (tree) or fig (fruit)

Related terms

• hicã

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ik/

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Etymology 1

From Latin hic est quaestio (“here is the question”).

Noun

hic m (uncountable)

1. snag, hitch, catch, kink, problem

   Voilà le hic. ― Here's the problem.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

hic

1. hic! (indicating a hiccup)

   Ce vin, hic ! est bon.

   This wine—hic!—tastes good.

Further reading

• “hic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Adverb

hic

1. here