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)

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

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