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.

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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
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