Boutique

See also: boutique

German

Alternative forms
  • Budike (archaic sense only)
  • Butike, Butik (now nonstandard)

Etymology

In the archaic sense (15th c.) from Middle French boutique. The contemporary sense is a 20th-century semantic loan from Modern French boutique (due to the prestige of French in the world of fashion). Doublet of Apotheke, Bodega, and Bottich.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈtiːk/, (also) /buˈtɪk/, /buˈtiːkə/
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Noun

Boutique f (genitive Boutique, plural Boutiquen or (very rare) Boutiques)

  1. boutique, a small shop selling fashion, jewellery, or (less often) other “artsy” items such as souvenirs, decorations, fitments
  2. boutique, a company providing bespoke or highly-specialized professional services
  3. (archaic) a tavern or small shop for everyday goods

Declension
Declension of Boutique [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Boutique die Boutiquen, Boutiques1
genitive einer der Boutique der Boutiquen, Boutiques1
dative einer der Boutique den Boutiquen, Boutiques1
accusative eine die Boutique die Boutiquen, Boutiques1

1Very rare.

Derived terms
  • Anwaltsboutique
  • Designerboutique
  • Edelboutique
  • Geschenkboutique
  • Kanzleiboutique
  • Kinderboutique
  • Kleiderboutique
  • Modeboutique
  • Nobelboutique
  • Sexboutique
  • Strickboutique
  • Tierboutique

See also

Further reading
  • “Boutique” in Duden online
  • “Boutique” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Boutique” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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