subiet
Betekenis (English)
- (Netherlands, formal) immediately, at once
- (Belgium, dialectal) later on
Synonyms
pressant
nijpend
Met koppelteken als
su‧biet
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/syˈbit/
Etymologie (English)
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.
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