subtil

English

Adjective

subtil (comparative more subtil, superlative most subtil)

  1. Obsolete form of subtle.; sly, artful, cunning
    • , Genesis 3:1
      Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
  2. Refined; exquisite
    • '1611, King James Version, Wisdom of Solomonn 7:22–23:
      For wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me: for in her is an understanding spirit holy, one only, manifold, subtil, lively, clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt, loving the thing that is good quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good, Kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and most subtil, spirits.

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Pronunciation

Adjective

subtil (masculine and feminine plural subtils)

  1. subtle

Derived terms

Danish

Etymology

From Latin subtīlis (“fine, thin”), from sub + tēla (“a web”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subtiːl/, [sub̥ˈtˢiːˀl]

Adjective

subtil

  1. subtle

Inflection

Inflection of subtil
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular subtil — —2
Neuter singular subtilt — —2
Plural subtile — —2
Definite attributive1 subtile — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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French

Etymology

Semi-learned term, modified from the inherited Old French sotil, soutil after the original etymology, Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syp.til/
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Adjective

subtil (feminine singular subtile, masculine plural subtils, feminine plural subtiles)

  1. subtle

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

subtil (comparative subtiler, superlative am subtilsten)

  1. subtle

Declension

Comparative forms of subtil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist subtiler sie ist subtiler es ist subtiler sie sind subtiler
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative subtilerer subtilere subtileres subtilere
genitive subtileren subtilerer subtileren subtilerer
dative subtilerem subtilerer subtilerem subtileren
accusative subtileren subtilere subtileres subtilere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der subtilere die subtilere das subtilere die subtileren
genitive des subtileren der subtileren des subtileren der subtileren
dative dem subtileren der subtileren dem subtileren den subtileren
accusative den subtileren die subtilere das subtilere die subtileren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein subtilerer eine subtilere ein subtileres (keine) subtileren
genitive eines subtileren einer subtileren eines subtileren (keiner) subtileren
dative einem subtileren einer subtileren einem subtileren (keinen) subtileren
accusative einen subtileren eine subtilere ein subtileres (keine) subtileren

Further reading

Portuguese

Adjective

subtil m, f (plural subtis, comparable) (European orthography)

  1. Alternative form of sutil

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French subtil and Latin subtīlis. Doublet of subțire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subˈtil/

Adjective

subtil m, n (feminine singular subtilă, masculine plural subtili, feminine and neuter plural subtile)

  1. subtle

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

subtil (comparative subtilare, superlative subtilast)

  1. subtle

Declension

Inflection of subtil
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular subtil subtilare subtilast
Neuter singular subtilt subtilare subtilast
Plural subtila subtilare subtilast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 subtile subtilare subtilaste
All subtila subtilare subtilaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
  • subtilitet
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