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

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  1. boutique, a small shop selling fashion, jewellery, or (less often) other “artsy” items such as souvenirs, decorations, fitments
  2. (archaic) a tavern or small shop for everyday goods

Declension

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Derived terms
  • Anwaltsboutique
  • Designerboutique
  • Edelboutique
  • Geschenkboutique
  • Kinderboutique
  • Kleiderboutique
  • Modeboutique
  • Nobelboutique
  • Sexboutique
  • Strickboutique
  • Tierboutique

See also

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