quicksand

Anlam (İngilizce)

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

Kavramlar

bataklık kumu

Eş anlamlılar

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

Çeviriler

Treibsand

drijfzand

sables mouvants

sable mouvant

sabbie mobili

κινούμενη άμμος

areia movediça

arena movediza

βούρκος

arenas movedizas

άμμος

sorres movedisses

λάσπη

σύρτις

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

Ortaçağ İngilizcesi öğesinden devralındı: quyksande

Eski İngilizce öğesinden devralındı: cwecesand

İsveççe ile aynı kökten türemiştir: kvicksand

İzlandaca ile aynı kökten türemiştir: 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.