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Ich

//iːt͡ʃ// name, noun, pron

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    literal transcription of Freud’s German-language psychological term “Ich”, more often termed ego in English. See ego.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by ciliates of genus Ichthyophthirius. uncountable

    "Ich is one of the most common diseases of freshwater fish."

  2. 2
    Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of intracerebral hemorrhage. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of intracranial hematoma. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of intangible cultural heritage. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Pronoun
  1. 1
    I. obsolete, personal

    "Ich haven't seen such foolishness before."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Clipping of ichthyophthiriasis.

Etymology 3

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

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