See also: Boutique

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of apotheke and bodega.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

boutique (plural boutiques)

  1. A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
  2. A small shop located within a larger one.
  3. (film) A film production company making only a few movies per year.
  4. (often attributive) Any company that has an exclusively smaller client base generally in a niche market or specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services.
    a boutique software consultancy
    • 1982, ABA Journal, volume 68, page 661:
      To keep attracting clients, the law firm of the future just might turn into a legal boutique, says Earle Yaffa, the managing director []

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Cebuano: botik

Translations edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From French boutique. Doublet of apteekki and putiikki.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbutiːk/, [ˈbut̪iːk]

Noun edit

boutique

  1. boutique (all senses)
    Synonym: putiikki

Declension edit

Inflection of boutique (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative boutique boutiquet
genitive boutiquen boutiquejen
partitive boutiquea boutiqueja
illative boutiqueen boutiqueihin
singular plural
nominative boutique boutiquet
accusative nom. boutique boutiquet
gen. boutiquen
genitive boutiquen boutiquejen
boutiqueinrare
partitive boutiquea boutiqueja
inessive boutiquessa boutiqueissa
elative boutiquesta boutiqueista
illative boutiqueen boutiqueihin
adessive boutiquella boutiqueilla
ablative boutiquelta boutiqueilta
allative boutiquelle boutiqueille
essive boutiquena boutiqueina
translative boutiqueksi boutiqueiksi
abessive boutiquetta boutiqueitta
instructive boutiquein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of boutique (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boutiqueni boutiqueni
accusative nom. boutiqueni boutiqueni
gen. boutiqueni
genitive boutiqueni boutiquejeni
boutiqueinirare
partitive boutiqueani boutiquejani
inessive boutiquessani boutiqueissani
elative boutiquestani boutiqueistani
illative boutiqueeni boutiqueihini
adessive boutiquellani boutiqueillani
ablative boutiqueltani boutiqueiltani
allative boutiquelleni boutiqueilleni
essive boutiquenani boutiqueinani
translative boutiquekseni boutiqueikseni
abessive boutiquettani boutiqueittani
instructive
comitative boutiqueineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boutiquesi boutiquesi
accusative nom. boutiquesi boutiquesi
gen. boutiquesi
genitive boutiquesi boutiquejesi
boutiqueisirare
partitive boutiqueasi boutiquejasi
inessive boutiquessasi boutiqueissasi
elative boutiquestasi boutiqueistasi
illative boutiqueesi boutiqueihisi
adessive boutiquellasi boutiqueillasi
ablative boutiqueltasi boutiqueiltasi
allative boutiquellesi boutiqueillesi
essive boutiquenasi boutiqueinasi
translative boutiqueksesi boutiqueiksesi
abessive boutiquettasi boutiqueittasi
instructive
comitative boutiqueinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boutiquemme boutiquemme
accusative nom. boutiquemme boutiquemme
gen. boutiquemme
genitive boutiquemme boutiquejemme
boutiqueimmerare
partitive boutiqueamme boutiquejamme
inessive boutiquessamme boutiqueissamme
elative boutiquestamme boutiqueistamme
illative boutiqueemme boutiqueihimme
adessive boutiquellamme boutiqueillamme
ablative boutiqueltamme boutiqueiltamme
allative boutiquellemme boutiqueillemme
essive boutiquenamme boutiqueinamme
translative boutiqueksemme boutiqueiksemme
abessive boutiquettamme boutiqueittamme
instructive
comitative boutiqueinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boutiquenne boutiquenne
accusative nom. boutiquenne boutiquenne
gen. boutiquenne
genitive boutiquenne boutiquejenne
boutiqueinnerare
partitive boutiqueanne boutiquejanne
inessive boutiquessanne boutiqueissanne
elative boutiquestanne boutiqueistanne
illative boutiqueenne boutiqueihinne
adessive boutiquellanne boutiqueillanne
ablative boutiqueltanne boutiqueiltanne
allative boutiquellenne boutiqueillenne
essive boutiquenanne boutiqueinanne
translative boutiqueksenne boutiqueiksenne
abessive boutiquettanne boutiqueittanne
instructive
comitative boutiqueinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative boutiquensa boutiquensa
accusative nom. boutiquensa boutiquensa
gen. boutiquensa
genitive boutiquensa boutiquejensa
boutiqueinsarare
partitive boutiqueaan
boutiqueansa
boutiquejaan
boutiquejansa
inessive boutiquessaan
boutiquessansa
boutiqueissaan
boutiqueissansa
elative boutiquestaan
boutiquestansa
boutiqueistaan
boutiqueistansa
illative boutiqueensa boutiqueihinsa
adessive boutiquellaan
boutiquellansa
boutiqueillaan
boutiqueillansa
ablative boutiqueltaan
boutiqueltansa
boutiqueiltaan
boutiqueiltansa
allative boutiquelleen
boutiquellensa
boutiqueilleen
boutiqueillensa
essive boutiquenaan
boutiquenansa
boutiqueinaan
boutiqueinansa
translative boutiquekseen
boutiqueksensa
boutiqueikseen
boutiqueiksensa
abessive boutiquettaan
boutiquettansa
boutiqueittaan
boutiqueittansa
instructive
comitative boutiqueineen
boutiqueinensa

French edit

 
boutique

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French boutique, borrowed from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē). Doublet of bodéga.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

boutique f (plural boutiques)

  1. (small) shop; boutique

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of bottega.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

boutique f (invariable)

  1. boutique (shop)

References edit

  1. ^ boutique in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Occitan botica.

Noun edit

boutique f (plural boutiques)

  1. shop (building where one can purchase items or services)

Descendants edit

Norman edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Occitan botica (or French boutique), from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, repository, storehouse).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

boutique f (plural boutiques)

  1. (Jersey) shop

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from French boutique.

Noun edit

boutique f (plural boutiques)

  1. Alternative spelling of butique

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from French boutique. Doublet of apoteca, bodega, and botica.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

boutique f (plural boutiques)

  1. boutique

Usage notes edit

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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