subtil

Significat (Anglès)

subtle

Conceptes

subtil

perniciós

insidiós

Sinònims

fin

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délicat

ingénieux

insidieux

malsain

nuisible

dangereux

sensible

délétère

Traduccions

subtle

sutil

sottile

subtiel

subtil

sutil

spitsvondig

subtil

subtil

delicate

arguto

acuto

fine

fijn

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/syp.til/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de francès mitjà: subtil

Heretat de francès antic: 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.