Ich

See also: ich, ICH, ích, ịch, -ich, and -ich-

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ich

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

Synonyms

• ego

Anagrams

• CHI, CIH, Ch'i, Chi, Chi., HCI, IHC, chi, hic

German

Etymology

Nominalization of ich (“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔɪç/

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• Hyphenation: Ich
• Homophone: ich
• Rhymes: -ɪç

Noun

Ich n (strong, genitive Ichs, plural Ichs or Ich)

1. (psychoanalysis) ego

   Synonym: Ego

2. self, me, him, etc.

   das wahre Ich

   the real me

Declension

Declension of Ich [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ich	die	Ichs, Ich
genitive	eines	des	Ichs	der	Ichs, Ich
dative	einem	dem	Ich	den	Ichs, Ich
accusative	ein	das	Ich	die	Ichs, Ich

Descendants

• → English: Ich

Further reading

• “Ich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ich” in Duden online
• “Ich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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Pronoun

Ich

1. Alternative form of ich
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 33:

     Del Ich.

     Until I.

   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 58:

     Nad Ich.

     Had I (not?).

   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 63:

     Quo Ich.

     Say I.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 33