sutil

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See also: sutîl and sútil

Bikol Central

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: su‧til
  • IPA(key): /suˈtil/,

Adjective

sutíl (intensified sutilon)

  1. mischievous; naughty
    Synonyms: makaraw, maringgaw, pilyo, masungyaw
  2. impudent
    Synonym: tampalasan

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: su‧til
  • IPA(key): /suˈtil/,

Adjective

sutil

  1. rebellious

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sotil (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin subtīlis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sutil m or f (plural sutís)

  1. subtle (not obvious; barely noticeable)
  2. cunning; skilful
    • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Glosario. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 652:
      Et fezomj Deus tãta merçee et deumj tal engeno et tã sotil que aprendj aliamja et toda a leenda dos mouros
      And God made so much grace and gave me such an intelligence and so cunning that I learned aljamiado and all the script of the Moors

Derived terms

References

  • “sutil” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “sutil” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “sotil” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “sutil” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “sutil” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Middle English

Adjective

sutil

  1. Alternative form of sotil

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

Adjective

sutil

  1. subtle

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sotil, from Latin subtīlis (“fine; thin”), from sub- + tēla (“a web”).

Pronunciation

 

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

Adjective

sutil m or f (plural sutis) (Brazilian spelling)

  1. subtle (not obvious; barely noticeable)
    Synonym: ténue
    Antonyms: claro, óbvio
  2. subtle (cleverly contrived)
    Synonyms: ardiloso, astucioso, engenhoso, perspicaz, sagaz
  3. subtle; cunning, skillful
    Synonyms: arguto, hábil, habilidoso, talentoso

Usage notes

Not to be confused with sútil.

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sotil (“thin; subtle”), inherited from Latin subtīlis.

Although the Old Spanish term was inherited, and was often used concretely ("thin, fine"), since the early modern period it has been increasingly relegated to abstract uses. The vowel change o > u may be due either to the following i, or due to the influence of the Latin etymon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈtil/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: su‧til

Adjective

sutil m or f (masculine and feminine plural sutiles)

  1. subtle
    • 1994, Fernando Navarro Domínguez, Análisis del discurso y Paremias en H. de Balzac, EDITUM, →ISBN, page 217:
      La diferencia sutil entre un vocablo y otro juega un papel importante.
      The subtle difference between one term and another plays an important role.

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈtil/,
  • Hyphenation: su‧til

Adjective

sutíl (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. stubborn; hardheaded
    Synonyms: suwail, matigas ang ulo
  2. refractory; not yielding to treatment (of an illness)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish sutil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsutil/,
  • Hyphenation: su‧til

Adjective

sutil (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. subtle; profound; cunning
See also
Wikious
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