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

• Bude
• Geschäft
• Laden

Further reading

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