ic

See also IC, iç, -ic, -ić, -ič, iċ-, and -iĉ-

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): IC, LXXXIX, lxxxix

Number

ic

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

See also

• Previous: iic (ninety-eight, 98)
• Next: c (one hundred, 100)

Abbreviation

ic

1. in this case.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪk/

Pronoun

ic

1. I

Declension

Middle Dutch personal pronouns

	singular					plural
	1st	2nd	3rd			1st	2nd	3rd
			masc.	fem.	neut.
nominative	ic	du	hi	si	het	wi	gi	si
accusative	mi	di	hem, hen	haer		ons	u	hem, hen
dative					hem, hen
genitive	mijn	dijn	sijn	haer	sijn	onse	uwe	haer

Descendants

• Dutch: ik

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ih

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, Lithuanian aš, Latvian es, Avestan azəm, Old Church Slavonic азъ (azŭ) (Russian я), Old Armenian ես (es). For declined derivations, see under mē, wē etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /itʃ/, /ik/

Pronoun

iċ

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

Declension

	Singular	Dual	Plural
nominative	iċ, ih	wit	wē
accusative	meċ, mē	uncit, unc	ūsiċ, ūs
genitive	mīn	uncer	ūser, ūre
dative	mē	unc	ūs

Descendants

• Middle English: ich, ik, I
  • English: ich, I
  • Scots: I, ik

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Old Saxon

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.

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronoun declensions

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	sīu	it
Accusative	mī, mik	thī, thik	ina	sīa
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkaro	inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī	gī	sīa	sīa	sīu
Accusative	ūs	īu, gīu
Dative			im
Genitive	ūsar	īuwar, gīuwar	iro

Descendants

• Low German: ik

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Romanian

Etymology

From Hungarian ék.

Noun

ic n (plural icuri)

1. wedge