adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
persubtīlis
persubtīlis (neuter persubtīle)
Classical[pɛr.sʊpˈtiː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[per.subˈtiː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationvery fine, thin etc
- two terminationvery precise, keen etc
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | persubtīlis | persubtīlis | persubtīle |
| genitive | persubtīlis | persubtīlis | persubtīlis |
| dative | persubtīlī | persubtīlī | persubtīlī |
| accusative | persubtīlem | persubtīlem | persubtīle |
| ablative | persubtīlī | persubtīlī | persubtīlī |
| vocative | persubtīlis | persubtīlis | persubtīle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | persubtīlēs | persubtīlēs | persubtīlia |
| genitive | persubtīlium | persubtīlium | persubtīlium |
| dative | persubtīlibus | persubtīlibus | persubtīlibus |
| accusative | persubtīlīs persubtīlēs | persubtīlīs persubtīlēs | persubtīlia |
| ablative | persubtīlibus | persubtīlibus | persubtīlibus |
| vocative | persubtīlēs | persubtīlēs | persubtīlia |
per-subtīlis, e, adj.
I. Lit., very fine or delicate, very subtle:
animus persubtilis atque minutis Perquam corporibus factus, Lucr. 3, 179.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-subtīlis e, adj.,
very ingenious: oratio.
Origins
From per- + subtilis.