deft

Significat (Anglès)

Quick and neat in action; skillful.

Conceptes

hàbil

destre

expert

manyós

traçut

Sinònims

dexterous

adroit

skillful

dextrous

skilful

skilled

quick

proficient

nimble

agile

handy

prompt

clever

adept

efficient

masterful

able

spry

swift

rapid

energetic

great at

cunning

practiced

smart

slick

skeely

accomplished

active

artful

astute

canny

capable

competent

consummate

crafty

daedal

expert

fast

hot

🥵

ingenious

lively

manipulator

neat

practised

sharp

shrewd

slicker

smooth

sure-handed

Traduccions

hábil

adroit

geschickt

abile

hábil

diestro

habile

επιδέξιος

επιτήδειος

ágil

gewandt

destro

becerikli

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dɛft/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: defte

Heretat de anglès antic: dæfte

Cognat amb gòtic: 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃

Cognat amb frisó occidental: deftich

Cognat amb neerlandès: deftig

Cognat amb alemany: deftig

Cognat amb rus: добро

Cognat amb llatí: faber

In summary

From Middle English defte, daft (“gentle”), from Old English dæfte (“mild, gentle, meek”), from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”), derived from *dabaną (“to be suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“fitting, fit together”). Near cognates include Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃 (gadōfs, “suitable”), West Frisian deftich (“distinguished”), Dutch deftig (“distinguished”), German deftig (“coarse”). Further cognates include Russian добро (dobro, “wealth, good”) and Latin faber (“craftsman; skillful”).