ICH

Proper noun

Ich

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

Anagrams

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

Etymology 1

Pronoun

ich

(personal, obsolete) I.

Usage notes

Ich was the form of I found in the dialects of the West Country, West Midlands, and Kent. It began to disappear from written English with the onset of the Chancery Standard in the 15th century, yet continued to see limited use through the middle of the 19th century.

The Northern dialectal form, ik (which derives from the same Old English root), likewise disappeared from writing with the onset of the Chancery Standard in the 15th century.

Etymology 2

Noun

ich (uncountable)

(ichthyology) Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius.

Anagrams

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

Noun

ICH (countable and uncountable, plural ICHs)

Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage.

Initialism of intracerebral hemorrhage.

Initialism of intracranial hematoma.

Anagrams

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ich, pron.

Definition: I. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Note: In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the regular form. Cf. Ik.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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