quicksand

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger

Concetti

sabbie mobili

sinonimi

shifting sand

running sand

quagmire

drift sand

quick sand

sludge

snare

trap

🪤

floating sand

heaving sand

soil flow

unfixed sand

mobile sand

wind drift sand

bog

blown sand

marsh

mud

puddle

Traduzioni

Treibsand

drijfzand

sables mouvants

sable mouvant

κινούμενη άμμος

areia movediça

arena movediza

βούρκος

arenas movedizas

άμμος

sorres movedisses

λάσπη

σύρτις

κινητή άμμος

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: quyksande

Ereditato da inglese antico: cwecesand

Affine svedese: kvicksand

Affine islandese: kviksandur

In summary

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.