esquiva

See also: esquivá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈki.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈki.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈki.va]

Verb

esquiva

1. inflection of esquivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Verb

esquiva

1. third-person singular past historic of esquiver

Galician

Adjective

esquiva

1. feminine singular of esquivo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈki.vɐ/, /esˈki.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈki.vɐ/, /esˈki.vɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈki.vɐ/, /eʃˈki.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈki.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈki.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈki.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈki.bɐ/ [(i)ʃˈki.βɐ]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from esquivar (“to avoid social contact”).

Noun

esquiva f (plural esquivas)

1. (uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact

   Synonyms: esquivamento, esquivez, esquivança

2. a defensive move in capoeira

Related terms

• esquivamente
• esquivamento
• esquivança
• esquivante
• esquivar
• esquivez
• esquiveza
• esquivo
• esquivoso

Etymology 2

Verb

esquiva

1. inflection of esquivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkiba/ [esˈki.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: es‧qui‧va

Etymology 1

Adjective

esquiva

1. feminine singular of esquivo

Etymology 2

Verb

esquiva

1. inflection of esquivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative