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ich¹

  • /iːt͡ʃ/
  • /ɪt͡ʃ/

Sounds like each, itch · Rhymes with -iːtʃ, -ɪtʃ

Where it comes from

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.

pronoun Iche · che · ch · 'ch- · ch-

  1. obsolete, personal I. Ich haven't seen such foolishness before.

ich²

  • /ɪk/

Where it comes from

Clipping of ichthyophthiriasis.

noun ick

  1. uncountable Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by ciliates of genus Ichthyophthirius. Ich is one of the most common diseases of freshwater fish.

Ich³

Where it comes from

From German Ich. Doublet of ego, I, and ich.

proper noun

  1. literal transcription of Freud’s German-language psychological term “Ich”, more often termed ego in English. See ego.

ICH⁴

noun ICHs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage.intracranial hemorrhage
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of intracerebral hemorrhage.intracerebral hemorrhage
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of intracranial hematoma.intracranial hematoma
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of intangible cultural heritage.intangible cultural heritage

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