itch

(Engels)

Noun

1. A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
2. A constant teasing desire or want.

Verb

1. (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
2. (intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
3. (transitive) To cause to feel an itch.
4. (colloquial, transitive) To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪt͡ʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: icche

Geërf van Old English: ġiċċe

Verwante met Skots: yeuk

Verwante met Nederlands: jeuk

Verwante met Duits: jucken

Geërf van Middle English: icchen

Geërf van Old English: ġiċċan

Verwante met Fries: jûkje

Verwante met Nederlands: jeuken

Verwante met Nederduits: jocken

In summary

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.

Sinonieme

scabies

tickle

itching

irritate

wish

scratch

itchy

scab

fancy

ardor

eagerness

ambition

desire

inclination

keenness

ardour

rash

be itchy

smart

itchiness

pruritus

feel itchy

be itching

sting

irritation

spoil

yearn

urge

tingle

ringworm

rub

lust

heat

sarcoptic mange

prickliness

long

eczema

herpes

psoriasis

small wound

itch to speak

yuke

make fire

ache

prurition

annoy

annoyance

braise

burn

crave