subtiel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch subtijl, from Old French subtil, from Latin subtīlis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʏpˈtil/
(file) - Hyphenation: sub‧tiel
- Rhymes: -il
Adjective
subtiel (comparative subtieler, superlative subtielst)
- subtle (hard to grasp)
- Synonym: verfijnd
- cunning, skilful
- Synonyms: verfijnd, scherpzinnig
Inflection
| Inflection of subtiel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | subtiel | |||
| inflected | subtiele | |||
| comparative | subtieler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | subtiel | subtieler | het subtielst het subtielste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | subtiele | subtielere | subtielste |
| n. sing. | subtiel | subtieler | subtielste | |
| plural | subtiele | subtielere | subtielste | |
| definite | subtiele | subtielere | subtielste | |
| partitive | subtiels | subtielers | — | |
Derived terms
- subtiliteit