ich
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ich
Short for ichthyophthirius
Example Sentences
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SPEAKER: Herzlich liebe ich die Physik – I love physics with all my heart.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2023
Acting artistic director Todd Fickley leads the consort and organist Paul Skevington in a performance of Cantata: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86; Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2017
Each word and phrase in this performance of “Blick, ich umher,” Wolfram’s contest aria, was scrupulously shaped yet uncannily natural.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2015
Iréne Theorin as Brünnhilde compensated for some squawks with a flawless "Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich", though her blond wig was a bit of a shocker.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2012
Miles glanced out the side window, and then said, almost too low for me to hear, “Ja, ich spreche Deutsch.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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