subtil

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

subtil (comparative more subtil, superlative most subtil)

  1. Obsolete form of subtle; sly, artful, cunning
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 3:1:
      Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said vnto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of euery tree of the garden?
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Wisdom of Solomon 7:22–23:
      For wisedome which is the worker of all things, taught mee: for in her is an vnderstanding spirit holy, one onely, manifold, subtile, liuely, cleare, vndefiled, plaine, not subiect to hurt, louing the thing that is good, quicke, which cānot be letted, ready to do good: Kinde to man, stedfast, sure, free from care, hauing all power, ouerseeing all things, and going through all vnderstanding, pure, and most subtile spirits.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

subtil m or f (masculine and feminine plural subtils)

  1. subtle

Derived terms

Further reading

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
Indefinte common singular subtil — —2
Indefinite 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/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

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

  1. subtle

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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Adjective

subtil (strong nominative masculine singular subtiler, comparative subtiler, superlative am subtilsten)

  1. subtle

Declension
Positive forms of subtil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist subtil sie ist subtil es ist subtil sie sind subtil
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative subtiler subtile subtiles subtile
genitive subtilen subtiler subtilen subtiler
dative subtilem subtiler subtilem subtilen
accusative subtilen subtile subtiles subtile
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der subtile die subtile das subtile die subtilen
genitive des subtilen der subtilen des subtilen der subtilen
dative dem subtilen der subtilen dem subtilen den subtilen
accusative den subtilen die subtile das subtile die subtilen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein subtiler eine subtile ein subtiles (keine) subtilen
genitive eines subtilen einer subtilen eines subtilen (keiner) subtilen
dative einem subtilen einer subtilen einem subtilen (keinen) subtilen
accusative einen subtilen eine subtile ein subtiles (keine) subtilen
Comparative forms of subtil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Superlative forms of subtil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am subtilsten sie ist am subtilsten es ist am subtilsten sie sind am subtilsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative subtilster subtilste subtilstes subtilste
genitive subtilsten subtilster subtilsten subtilster
dative subtilstem subtilster subtilstem subtilsten
accusative subtilsten subtilste subtilstes subtilste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der subtilste die subtilste das subtilste die subtilsten
genitive des subtilsten der subtilsten des subtilsten der subtilsten
dative dem subtilsten der subtilsten dem subtilsten den subtilsten
accusative den subtilsten die subtilste das subtilste die subtilsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein subtilster eine subtilste ein subtilstes (keine) subtilsten
genitive eines subtilsten einer subtilsten eines subtilsten (keiner) subtilsten
dative einem subtilsten einer subtilsten einem subtilsten (keinen) subtilsten
accusative einen subtilsten eine subtilste ein subtilstes (keine) subtilsten

Further reading
  • “subtil” in Duden online
  • “subtil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Adjective

subtil

  1. Alternative form of sotil

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin subtilis.

Adjective

subtil (masculine and feminine subtil, neuter subtilt, definite singular and plural subtile)

  1. subtle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin subtilis.

Adjective

subtil (neuter subtilt, definite singular and plural subtile)

  1. subtle

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Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /subˈt͡ʃiw/ [subˈt͡ʃiʊ̯], /su.biˈt͡ʃiw/ [su.biˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /subˈt͡ʃiw/ [subˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈbtil/ [suˈβtiɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈbti.li/ [suˈβti.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: sub‧til

Adjective

subtil m or f (plural subtis)

  1. European Portuguese standard spelling of sutil.

Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /subˈtil/

Adjective

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

  1. subtle

Declension
Declension of subtil
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite subtil subtilă subtili subtile
definite subtilul subtila subtilii subtilele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite subtil subtile subtili subtile
definite subtilului subtilei subtilelor subtililor

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
Masculine plural3 subtile 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.
3) Dated or archaic

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