niche

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
2. Any similar position, literal or figurative.
3. Specifically, a cremation niche; a columbarium.
4. A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
5. Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
6. An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction of qibla.

Nische

Höhle

Standplatz

ecological niche

burial niche

gap in the market

Frequenz

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/niːʃ/

Unadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“to make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Vulgar Latin *nīdicāre, from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nide via Latin and nest via Proto-Indo-European; also related to nyas.