ich

[ ik ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ich¹

Short for ichthyophthirius

Example Sentences

[R]ich students are increasingly entering kindergarten much better prepared to succeed in school than middle-class students.

From The Daily Beast

His gravestone, which read "Ich hab's gewagt," or "I have dared," was taken down, according to Germany's Spiegel Online.

From The Daily Beast

But Perez held up his hand and stopped him, “Ich darf es ahf kapores.”

From The Daily Beast

I finally mustered up my courage and said "Ich," but told him I did not know it perfectly yet.

From Project Gutenberg

Yer whar Brer B'ar bin squattin' on he hunkers, en dar de print w'ich he aint got no tail.

From Project Gutenberg

"I am at peace (Ich bin ruhig)," said the dying man, completely exhausted.

From Project Gutenberg

Wenn alle untreu werden, / So bleib' ich dir doch treu—Though all deny thee, yet will not I ever.

From Project Gutenberg

Zu leben weiss ich, mich zu kennen weiss ich nicht—How to live I know, how to know myself I know not.

From Project Gutenberg