sutil

Betekenis (Engels)

subtle

Sinonieme

vino pobre

fino

afilado

agudo

astuto

avispado

chistoso

ingenioso

ocurrente

perspicaz

refinado

bellaco

acerbo

astuta

acre

Vertalings

subtil

subtle

subtil

subtil

sottile

subtil

sutil

fine

arguto

subtil

feinsinnig

perspicace

shrewd

astuto

Gekoppel as

su‧til

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/suˈtil/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old Spanish: sotil

Geërf van Latyn: subtīlis

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish sotil (“thin; subtle”), inherited from Latin subtīlis.
Although the Old Spanish term was inherited, and was often used concretely ("thin, fine"), since the early modern period it has been increasingly relegated to abstract uses. The vowel change o > u may be due either to the following i, or due to the influence of the Latin etymon.