motriz

Portuguese

Etymology

From motor; cf. Spanish motriz and French motrice.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈtɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈtɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈtɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈtɾiʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: mo‧triz

Adjective

motriz m or f (plural motrizes)

1. driving, motive (producing motion or force)

Spanish

Etymology

From motor; cf. Portuguese motriz and French motrice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /moˈtɾiθ/ [moˈt̪ɾiθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /moˈtɾis/ [moˈt̪ɾis]
• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: mo‧triz

Adjective

motriz m or f (masculine and feminine plural motrices)

1. driving, motive (producing motion or force)

Derived terms

• fuerza motriz

 

Further reading

• “motriz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10