ic

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): IC, XCIX, xcix

Symbol

ic

1. (informal) A Roman numeral representing ninety-nine (99).

Etymology

From Old Dutch ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek. The accusative and dative are Old Dutch mī, from Proto-Germanic *miz, originally only the dative form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪk/

Pronoun

ic

1. I

Further reading

• “ic”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “ic”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Pronoun

ic

1. Alternative form of I

References

• “ich (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 May 2018.

Alternative forms

• ih
• iċċ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian ik, Old Saxon ik, Old Dutch ik (Dutch ik), Old High German ih (German ich), Old Norse ek (Swedish jag), Gothic 𐌹𐌺 (ik). The Indo-European root, in various forms, is also the source of Sanskrit अहम् (ahám), Latin egō (French je, Spanish yo, Italian io etc.), Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ), Lithuanian aš, Latvian es, Avestan 𐬀𐬰𐬆𐬨‎ (azəm), Old Church Slavonic азъ (azŭ) (Russian я (ja)), Old Armenian ես (es). For declined derivations, see under mē, wē etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /itʃ/, /ik/

Pronoun

ic or iċ

1. I, used by the speaker referring to themselves as the subject, or in agreement with that subject

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare Old Frisian ik, Old English iċ, Old Dutch ik, Old High German ih, Old Norse ek, Gothic 𐌹𐌺 (ik).

Pronoun

ic

1. Alternative spelling of ik

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian ék.

Noun

ic n (plural icuri)

1. wedge