Projekt: Von A bis Z (I)

I am moving along in the "Von A bis Z" series ... Today's letter is "I".
In German, the letter I sounds like what we consider to sound like "ee" in English (sounds like ee in feel):

Foods:  der Imbiss (the snack)

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Animals:  der Igel (the hedgehog)

Common Names:  Inge, Ingrid, Irme, Irmtraut, Ingetraut, Ignatcius, Irmgard, Ilse, Ines, Iris

Cities:  Ingolstadt, Idar-Oberstein

Felsenkirche - church in the crag - the symbol of Idar-Oberstein

Words you may recognize:  der Indianer (the Indian), die Industrie (industry), intelligent, die Insel (the island)

verbs:  interessieren (to interest)

An "I" tidbit:
Liebe ist niemals ohne Schmerz, sagte der Hase, als er den Igel umarmte.
Love is never without pain, said the Rabbit, as he embraced the Hedgehog.  

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