Etui

See also: etui and étui

German

Etymology

18th century, from French étui.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈtu̯iː/, [e.tuˈiː], [ˌɛ-], [-ˈtʋiː]
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  • IPA(key): /eˈty̯iː/, [e.tyˈiː], [-ˈtɥiː] (rare, learned)

Noun

Etui n (strong, genitive Etuis, plural Etuis)

  1. étui, a case or rigid bag, especially for glasses
    Synonym: Futteral
  2. (regional) pencil case
    Synonyms: Mäppchen, Federmäppchen

Declension
Declension of Etui [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Etui die Etuis
genitive eines des Etuis der Etuis
dative einem dem Etui den Etuis
accusative ein das Etui die Etuis

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Etui” in Duden online
  • “Etui” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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