subiet

Significat (Anglès)

1. (Netherlands, formal) immediately, at once
2. (Belgium, dialectal) later on

Conceptes

de seguida

tot seguit

urgent

‼️

insistent

inajornable

Sinònims

dadelijk

meteen

op staande voet

aanstonds

🔜

schielijk

zo

pressant

brandend

direct

dringend

‼️

nijpend

spoedeisend

‼️

Traduccions

sofort

umgehend

gleich

immediately

immédiatement

sogleich

right now

sem demora

directamente

flugs

alsbald

imediatamente

forthwith

directly

at once

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/syˈbit/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de neerlandès mitjà: subiet

In summary

From Middle Dutch subiet, subijt (“sudden”), from Middle French subit (“sudden”), from Latin subitus (“sudden”) or subitō (“suddenly”).
Already in early modern Dutch the meaning “immediately” appeared. The dialectal sense shift from “immediately” to “later on” is similar to English dialectal drekly from directly.