subiet

Dutch

Alternative forms

• sebiet

Etymology

From Middle Dutch subiet, subijt (“sudden”), from Middle French subit (“sudden”), from Latin subitus (“sudden”) or subitō (“suddenly”).

Already in early modern Dutch the meaning “immediately” appeared. The dialectal sense shift from “immediately” to “later on” is similar to English dialectal drekly from directly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syˈbit/

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• Hyphenation: su‧biet
• Rhymes: -it

Adverb

subiet

1. (chiefly Netherlands, formal) immediately, at once

   Synonyms: gelijk, meteen, onmiddellijk, subito

2. (Belgium, dialectal) later on

   Synonyms: seffens, straks, direct, later, zo dadelijk, zo meteen

Derived terms

• daarsebiet

Related terms

• subito

References

Franco-Provençal

Noun

subiet (Fribourgeois)

1. alternative form of subllèt (“whistle”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sībĭlare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 11: S–Si, page 566