movedizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *movitīcius, from Latin movēre (“move”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /mobeˈdiθo/ [mo.β̞eˈð̞i.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /mobeˈdiso/ [mo.β̞eˈð̞i.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: mo‧ve‧di‧zo

Adjective

movedizo (feminine movediza, masculine plural movedizos, feminine plural movedizas)

1. unstable

   Tenemos que tener cuidado, estamos pisando un terreno movedizo.

   We need to be careful, we're walking on unstable land.

Derived terms

• arenas movedizas - quicksand

Related terms

• mover

 

Further reading

• “movedizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014