"ich" meaning in English

See ich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪk/
Etymology: Clipping of ichthyophthiriasis. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|ichthyophthiriasis}} Clipping of ichthyophthiriasis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ich (uncountable)
  1. (ichthyology) Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by ciliates of genus Ichthyophthirius. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ichthyology Categories (lifeform): Alveolates Synonyms: ick Derived forms: marine ich
    Sense id: en-ich-en-noun-qGhc4~KX Disambiguation of Alveolates: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 22 24 1 1 1 7 12 1 10 0 7 0 1 1 1 1 Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /iːt͡ʃ/, /ɪt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ich.wav
Rhymes: -iːtʃ, -ɪtʃ Etymology: 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 *éǵh₂ (“I”). See also ch-, I. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ich}} Middle English ich, {{inh|en|ang|iċ}} Old English iċ, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ik}} Proto-West Germanic *ik, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*ik}} Proto-Germanic *ik, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*éǵh₂|t=I}} Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ (“I”) Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} ich
  1. (personal, obsolete) I. Tags: obsolete, personal Categories (lifeform): Alveolates Synonyms: Iche, che, 'ch-, ch- Derived forms: nich, chill (english: I will), cham (english: I am) Related terms: chinny reckon, ich-laut (english: from the German cognate)
    Sense id: en-ich-en-pron-YXf9JmTX Disambiguation of Alveolates: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Pages with 26 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 26 entries: 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 22 29 2 2 2 5 10 2 8 0 6 0 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 22 24 1 1 1 7 12 1 10 0 7 0 1 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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