subtil
English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil (comparative more subtil, superlative most subtil)
- Obsolete form of subtle.; sly, artful, cunning
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1611, Bible (King James Version):, 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?
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- 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.
- '1611, King James Version, Wisdom of Solomonn 7:22–23:
References[edit]
- subtil in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil (masculine and feminine plural subtils)
Derived terms[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin subtīlis (“fine, thin”), from sub + tēla (“a web”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of subtil | |||
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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. |
References[edit]
- “subtil” in Den Danske Ordbog
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned term, modified from the inherited Old French sotil, soutil after the original etymology, Latin subtīlis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil (feminine singular subtile, masculine plural subtils, feminine plural subtiles)
Further reading[edit]
- “subtil” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil (comparative subtiler, superlative am subtilsten)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of subtil
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
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 | |||
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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 |
Superlative forms of subtil
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
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 |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- subtil in Duden online
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil m, f (plural subtis, comparable) (European orthography)
- Alternative form of sutil
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from French subtil and Latin subtīlis. Doublet of subțire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil m, n (feminine singular subtilă, masculine plural subtili, feminine and neuter plural subtile)
Declension[edit]
declension of subtil
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 | subtililor | subtilelor |
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Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subtil (comparative subtilare, superlative subtilast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of subtil | |||
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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. |
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