movediço

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *movitīcius, from Latin movēre (“move”). Compare Spanish movedizo, Catalan movedís.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.veˈd͡ʒi.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.veˈd͡ʒi.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.veˈd͡ʒi.so/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.vɨˈdi.su/ [mu.vɨˈði.su]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.vɨˈdi.su/ [mu.vɨˈði.su]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.bɨˈdi.su/ [mu.βɨˈði.su]

• Hyphenation: mo‧ve‧di‧ço

Adjective

movediço (feminine movediça, masculine plural movediços, feminine plural movediças, comparable, comparative mais movediço, superlative o mais movediço or movediçíssimo, diminutive movediçinho, augmentative movedição)

1. movable

   Synonym: móvel

2. unstable

   Synonym: instável

   areia movediça ― quicksand

Related terms

• mover