etui

See also: Etui and étui

English

Noun

etui (plural etuis)

  1. Alternative spelling of étui.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French étui, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French estui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːˈtʋi/, [eˈtʋi]
  • 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

  • brillenetui
  • pijpetui

Polish

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 definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative etui etuiul etuiuri etuiurile
genitive-dative etui etuiului 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

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