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Latin
Etymology
From per- + subtilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
persubtīlis (neuter persubtīle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- very fine, thin etc
- very precise, keen etc
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
References
- “persubtilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “persubtilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- persubtilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- persubtilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016