étui

Meaning

1. (masculine) case (for glasses, cigars, soap, a viola)
2. (masculine) holster (for a gun)
3. (masculine) cover (for an umbrella)
4. (masculine) cartridge (of a bullet)

Concepts

sheath

case

holster

scabbard

etui

box

📦

cartridge case

cartridge

cover

holder

black velvet case

Synonyms

gaine

fourreau

housse

support

gaine protectrice

boîtier

ise

cas

douille

Translations

kılıf

guaina

fondina

custodia

Futteral

kutu

📦

astuccio

Hülle

foedraal

Etui

huls

🐚

Scheide

envoltura

Kapsel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.tɥi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: étui

Inherited from Old French: estui

Inherited from Latin: studium

Cognate with Middle High German: stūche

Cognate with Occitan: estug

Cognate with Catalan: estoig

Cognate with Spanish: estuche

Cognate with Portuguese: estojo

In summary

Inherited from Middle French étui, from Old French estui (“case, sheath”), of uncertain origin.
Possibly a derivative of Old French estuier (“keep, hold”), itself possibly from Vulgar Latin *studiāre, from Latin studium; or, more likely, of Germanic origin, related to Middle High German stūche (“cupping glass”). Compare Occitan estug, Catalan estoig, Spanish estuche, Portuguese estojo, Italian astuccio.