subiet

Dutch

Alternative forms

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
  2. (Belgium, dialectal) later on
    Synonyms: seffens, straks, direkt, later, zo dadelijk, zo meteen

Derived terms
  • daarsebiet

References
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