Etui

See also: etui and étui

German

Etymology

18th century, from French étui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈtu̯iː/, [e.tuˈiː], [ˌɛ-], [-ˈtʋiː]

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• IPA^(key): /eˈty̯iː/, [e.tyˈiː], [-ˈtɥiː] (rare, learned)

Noun

Etui n (strong, genitive Etuis, plural Etuis)

1. étui, a case or rigid bag, especially for glasses

   Synonym: Futteral

2. (regional) pencil case

   Synonyms: Mäppchen, Federmäppchen

Declension

Declension of Etui [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Etui	die	Etuis
genitive	eines	des	Etuis	der	Etuis
dative	einem	dem	Etui	den	Etuis
accusative	ein	das	Etui	die	Etuis

Derived terms

• Brillenetui
• Zigarettenetui

Further reading

• “Etui” in Duden online
• “Etui” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache