sutil

Betekenis (Engels)

subtle

Concepten

subtiel

ad rem

bijtend

doordringend

fel

fijn

geestig

gekuist

gevat

guur

pienter

schel

scherp

schril

snedig

snerpend

spitsvondig

uitgekookt

achterbaks

leep

Synoniemen

vino pobre

fino

afilado

agudo

astuto

avispado

chistoso

ingenioso

ocurrente

perspicaz

refinado

bellaco

acerbo

astuta

acre

Vertalingen

subtil

subtle

subtil

subtil

sottile

subtil

sutil

fine

arguto

subtil

feinsinnig

perspicace

shrewd

astuto

Met koppelteken als

su‧til

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/suˈtil/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Old Spanish: sotil

Overgenomen van Latijn: subtīlis

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.