mote

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See also motė, möte, and mõte

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English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (grain of sand)

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mote (plural motes)

  1. A small particle; a speck.
    "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." -Matthew 7:5.
  2. A tiny computer for remote sensing. Also known as smartdust.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan (to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, may, must), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną (to be able to, have to, be delegated), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to acquire, possess, be in charge of). Cognate with Dutch moeten (to have to, must), German müssen (to have to, must), Danish måtte (might, may), Ancient Greek μέδω (médō, to prevail, dominate, rule over). Related to empty.

Verb [edit]

mote

  1. (archaic) May or might.
  2. Must.
    So mote it be!
Usage notes [edit]
  • Takes an infinitive without to.

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Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

mote f

  1. Plural form of mota

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Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

mote

  1. See もて

Latin [edit]

Participle [edit]

mōte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mōtus

Norwegian [edit]

Noun [edit]

mote m

  1. fashion

Inflection [edit]


Spanish [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From French or Provençal mot (saying).

Noun [edit]

mote m (plural motes)

  1. nickname
  2. motto (heraldry)

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Quechua mut'i

Noun [edit]

mote m (plural motes)

  1. pearl barley
  2. type of maize grain
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Volapük [edit]

Noun [edit]

mote

  1. dative singular form of mot