Maschile

sutil

Senso (Inglese)

subtle

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
su‧til
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/suˈtil/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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.

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