different between niche vs niece

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Latin n?dus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nide via Latin and nest via Proto-Indo-European; also related to nyas.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian, Canada, Ireland, UK) IPA^(key): /ni??/
  • Rhymes: -i??
• (US) IPA^(key): /n?t??/, /ni?/, /n??/
  • Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

niche (plural niches)

1. (architecture) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. Hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.

   Synonym: nook
2. (ecology) A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
3. (by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.

   Synonyms: specialty, specialization,

4. (Islam) An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction of qibla.

Derived terms

• fundamental niche
• niche market

Translations

Verb

niche (third-person singular simple present niches, present participle niching, simple past and past participle niched)

1. (transitive) To place in a niche.

   a niched vase

2. (transitive, marketing) To specialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.
   • 2002, Frederick Betz, Executive Strategy (page 92)

     Product differentiation will be mostly limited to market niching and fashion.

Adjective

niche (comparative more niche, superlative most niche)

1. Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal.

Translations

See also

• niché

Anagrams

• Chien, chine, chiné

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni?/
• Hyphenation: ni?che

Noun

niche f (plural niches, diminutive nicheje n)

1. (especially in ecology and business) a niche

See also

• nis

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni?/

Etymology 1

From Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin n?dus (“nest”) (via a verb *n?dic?re).

Noun

niche f (plural niches)

1. niche
2. kennel (for dog)

Descendants

• ? Danish: niche
• ? Dutch: niche
• ? English: niche
• ? Macedonian: ???? (niša)
• ? Russian: ???? (niša)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

niche

1. first-person singular present indicative of nicher
2. third-person singular present indicative of nicher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of nicher
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of nicher
5. second-person singular imperative of nicher

Further reading

• “niche” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• chien, chine, Chine, chiné

Norman

Etymology

From Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin n?dus (“nest”).

Noun

niche f (plural niches)

1. (Jersey) kennel

Synonyms

• câniche

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nit??e/, [?ni.t??e]

Noun

niche m (plural niches)

1. (Venezuela, slang, offensive) low-class

English

Etymology

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Vulgar Latin *neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih? (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?s, IPA^(key): /ni?s/
• (General American) enPR: n?s, IPA^(key): /nis/
• Rhymes: -i?s
• Homophones: Nice

Noun

niece (plural nieces)

1. A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

Synonyms

• nift (obsolete)

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender) nephew
• (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle

Hypernyms

• nephling
• nibling

Derived terms

• grandniece

Translations

See also

• dad / mom
• brother / sister
• grandfather / grandmother
• cousin
• step-

Anagrams

• Eceni, Neice

Danish

Etymology

From French nièce (“niece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni??s?/, [ni???s?]

Noun

niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)

1. niece

Inflection

Synonyms

• (fraternal niece): brordatter
• (sororal niece): søsterdatter

Antonyms

• brorsøn ("fraternal nephew")
• nevø ("nephew")
• søstersøn("sororal nephew")

Further reading

• niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Old French

Alternative forms

• nece

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *neptia, from Latin neptis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ni??.ts?/

Noun

niece f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces)

1. niece

Descendants

• English: niece
• French: nièce

See also

• neveu
• oncle

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French nièce, from Vulgar Latin *neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Italic *néptih?.

Noun

niece c

1. (somewhat formal) niece

Declension

Hyponyms

• brorsdotter (“fraternal niece”)
• systerdotter (“sororal niece”)

See also

• nevö (“nephew”)

References

• niece in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).