English Explanatory Dictionary

ich

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. I.
noun
  1. Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by ciliates of genus Ichthyophthirius.
name
  1. literal transcription of Freud’s German-language psychological term “Ich”, more often termed ego in English. See ego.
noun
  1. Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage.
  2. Initialism of intracerebral hemorrhage.
  3. Initialism of intracranial hematoma.
  4. Initialism of intangible cultural heritage.

Pronunciation

/iːt͡ʃ/ /ɪt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ich.wav /ɪk/

Word forms

ich Iche che 'ch- ch- ick ICHs

Etymology

From Middle English ich, from Old English iċ, iċċ (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ik, *ek (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm (“I”). See also ch-, I.

Synonyms

ego

Related words

chinny reckon ich-laut

Derived words

nich chill cham marine ich
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