subtelny
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin subtīlis + -ny. Earlier, as expected, subtylny[1]. The current form is hypercorrect – when the accepted pronunciation of é was changing from y to e, the word was reinterpreted as subtélny, and the new y-less form was reinforced by adjectives in -telny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /supˈtɛl.nɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlnɨ
- Syllabification: sub‧tel‧ny
Adjective
subtelny (comparative subtelniejszy, superlative najsubtelniejszy, adverb subtelnie)
- considerate, tactful
- Synonym: taktowny
- subtle (cleverly contrived)
- Synonyms: oględny, wymyślny
- gentle (tender and amiable)
- Synonym: delikatny
- mignon, minikin, petite
- Synonym: filigranowy
- insubstantial, slight
- Synonyms: łagodny, nieznaczny
- subtle (cunning, skillful)
- Synonym: dyskretny
Declension
Declension of subtelny
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | subtelny | subtelne | subtelna | subtelni | subtelne | ||
| genitive | subtelnego | subtelnej | subtelnych | ||||
| dative | subtelnemu | subtelnym | |||||
| accusative | subtelnego | subtelny | subtelne | subtelną | subtelnych | subtelne | |
| instrumental | subtelnym | subtelnymi | |||||
| locative | subtelnej | subtelnych | |||||
Derived terms
noun
- subtelność
References
- https://crispa.uw.edu.pl/object/files/8908/display/Default p. 500
Further reading
- subtelny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- subtelny in Polish dictionaries at PWN