Drogerie

German

Etymology

From French droguerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁoɡəˈʁiː/

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• Hyphenation: Dro‧ge‧rie

Noun

Drogerie f (genitive Drogerie, plural Drogerien)

1. A retail store selling beauty, hygiene and household related products as well as certain non-prescription medications, roughly equivalent to a drugstore (US) or chemist (UK).

Usage notes

• In Germany, the bulk of non-prescription medication is nevertheless apothekenpflichtig, meaning that it can only be sold by certified pharmacies. In turn, these pharmacies are not allowed to sell items unrelated to health concerns. Therefore there is only a limited overlap between the products sold at Drogerien and Apotheken.

Declension

Declension of Drogerie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Drogerie	die	Drogerien
genitive	einer	der	Drogerie	der	Drogerien
dative	einer	der	Drogerie	den	Drogerien
accusative	eine	die	Drogerie	die	Drogerien

Related terms

• Droge
• Drogist
• Drogistin
• Drogeriemarkt

Further reading

• “Drogerie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Drogerie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Drogerie” in Duden online