Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
interjection
- (an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
Latin.
- here and everywhere.
Latin.
- here lies (often used to begin epitaphs on tombstones).
Latin.
- here rests in peace: a phrase used on tombstones before the name of the deceased.
interjection
- a representation of the sound of a hiccup
- (on gravestones) here lies
imitation of the sound of hiccuping, attested by 1883 (see hiccup).
Latin, hic iacet, “here lies,” commonly the first words of Latin epitaphs; from demonstrative pronomial adjective of place hic “here” + iacet “it lies,” from iacere “to lie, rest,” related to iacere “to throw” (see jet (v.)).