subtil

Betekenis (Engels)

subtle

Sinonieme

fin

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délicat

ingénieux

insidieux

malsain

nuisible

dangereux

sensible

délétère

Vertalings

subtle

sutil

sottile

subtil

subtiel

sutil

subtil

spitsvondig

subtil

subtil

delicate

arguto

acuto

fine

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/syp.til/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle French: subtil

Geërf van Old French: subtil

In summary

From Middle French subtil, from Old French subtil (13th c.), byform of sotil (12th c.), itself inherited from Latin subtīlis. Old French subtil may still represent the inherited form if it stands for the pronunciation /su.til/. The modern /y/ is of semi-learned origin. The b probably came to be pronounced even later; Middle French variant spellings like sutil, suttil suggest that it was still mostly silent.