subtiel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch subtiel, from Middle Dutch subtijl, from Old French subtil, from Latin subtīlis, from sub- + tēla (a web).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sub‧tiel

Adjective

subtiel (attributive subtiele, comparative subtieler, superlative subtielste)

  1. subtle
    Synonyms: fyn, teer, skerpsinnig, fynsinnig, listig
    Sy taal spreek ryk en subtiele betekenisse uit.
    His language expresses rich and subtle meanings.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch subtijl, from Old French subtil, from Latin subtīlis, from sub- + tēla (a web).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʏpˈtil/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: sub‧tiel
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

subtiel (comparative subtieler, superlative subtielst)

  1. subtle (hard to grasp)
    Synonym: verfijnd
  2. cunning, skilful
    Synonyms: verfijnd, scherpzinnig

Inflection

Inflection of subtiel
uninflected subtiel
inflected subtiele
comparative subtieler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial subtielsubtielerhet subtielst
het subtielste
indefinite m./f. sing. subtielesubtieleresubtielste
n. sing. subtielsubtielersubtielste
plural subtielesubtieleresubtielste
definite subtielesubtieleresubtielste
partitive subtielssubtielers

Derived terms

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