itch

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe (“an itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“an itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“an itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“an itch”), German jucken. ==== Noun ==== itch (plural itches) A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. A constant teasing desire or want. ===== Synonyms ===== yuck, yuik, yeuk (all in Scotland) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English icchen, ȝicchen, from Old English ġiċċan, ġyċċan (“to itch”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“to itch”), West Frisian jûkje (“to itch”), Dutch jeuken (“to itch”), Low German jocken (“to itch”), German jucken (“to itch”). ==== Verb ==== itch (third-person singular simple present itches, present participle itching, simple past and past participle itched) (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched. (intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something. (transitive) To cause to feel an itch. (transitive, colloquial) To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === chit, tich