Ich

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

English

Etymology

From German Ich. Doublet of ego and I.

Proper noun

Ich

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)

(psychoanalysis) ego
Synonym: Ego
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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