etui

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See also: Etui and étui

English

Noun

etui (plural etuis)

  1. Alternative spelling of étui

Anagrams

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from French étui, from Middle French , from Old French estui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːˈtʋi/,
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: e‧tui
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

etui n (plural etuis, diminutive etuitje n)

  1. An étui; a case or sturdy bag for storing one or more small objects, especially a pencil case.
    Synonyms: pennenzak, foedraal, koker

Derived terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from French étui, from Middle French étui, from Old French estui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈtu.i/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Syllabification: e‧tu‧i

Noun

etui n (indeclinable)

  1. case (container for a collection of items packaged together)

Further reading

  • etui in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • etui in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French étui.

Noun

etui n (plural etuiuri)

  1. case, holster

Declension

Declension of etui
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) etui etuiul (niște) etuiuri etuiurile
genitive/dative (unui) etui etuiului (unor) etuiuri etuiurilor
vocative etuiule etuiurilor

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French étui.

Noun

etui n

  1. a (finer) hard case or (small) box (for pens, cigarettes, glasses, a viola, or various other items)

Declension

Declension of etui 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative etui etuiet etuier etuierna
Genitive etuis etuiets etuiers etuiernas
Declension of etui 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative etui etuiet etuin etuina
Genitive etuis etuiets etuins etuinas

See also

References

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