ich

[ ik ]

/ ɪk /

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noun

a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.

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Also called ichthyophthirius, ichthyophthirius disease.

Origin of ich

Short for ichthyophthirius

Words nearby ich

ice water, ice wine, ice yacht, ICF, ICFTU, ich, Ichabod, Ichang, ich dien, I.Chem.E., Ichihara

How to use ich in a sentence

[R]ich students are increasingly entering kindergarten much better prepared to succeed in school than middle-class students.
No Rich Kid Left Behind|David Frum|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His gravestone, which read "Ich hab's gewagt," or "I have dared," was taken down, according to Germany's Spiegel Online.
Neo-Nazi Hero Taken From Grave|Eve Conant|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But Perez held up his hand and stopped him, “Ich darf es ahf kapores.”
Look Who's Talking Yiddish!||July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I finally mustered up my courage and said "Ich," but told him I did not know it perfectly yet.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

Yer whar Brer B'ar bin squattin' on he hunkers, en dar de print w'ich he aint got no tail.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
"I am at peace (Ich bin ruhig)," said the dying man, completely exhausted.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
Wenn alle untreu werden, / So bleib' ich dir doch treu—Though all deny thee, yet will not I ever.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Zu leben weiss ich, mich zu kennen weiss ich nicht—How to live I know, how to know myself I know not.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood