motto

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English

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Etymology

Italian motto (a word, a saying), Latin muttum (a mutter, a grunt).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ

Noun

motto (plural mottos or mottoes)

1. (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
2. A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

   "It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful." -Addison.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:saying

Translations

sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 座右銘 (cmn), 座右铭 (cmn) (zuòyòumíng)

• Czech: motto (cs) n
• Dutch: motto (nl) n, wapenspreuk (nl) m, (personal) lijfspreuk (nl) m
• Finnish: motto (fi), tunnuslause (fi), vaalilause (fi)
• French: devise (fr) f

• German: Motto (de) n
• Japanese: モットー (ja) (mottō)
• Portuguese: lema (pt) m
• Russian: девиз (ru) (devíz) m
• Scottish Gaelic: facal-suaicheantais (gd) m
• Spanish: mote (es) m, divisa (es) f (extends to figures)

suggestive sentence, phrase or word

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 格言 (cmn) (géyán), 座右銘 (cmn), 座右铭 (cmn) (zuòyòumíng)

• Czech: motto (cs) n
• Finnish: motto (fi), tunnuslause (fi)
• French: devise (fr) f
• German: Motto (de) n

• Japanese: モットー (ja) (mottō), 標語 (ja) (ひょうご, hyōgo)
• Portuguese: lema (pt) m
• Russian: девиз (ru) (devíz) m
• Scottish Gaelic: ceann-sgrìobhadh (gd) m
• Spanish: lema (es) m

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Czech

Alternative forms

• moto n (less common)

Noun

motto n

1. motto

Declension

    declension of motto

	singular	plural
nominative	motto	motta
genitive	motta	mott
dative	mottu	mottům
accusative	motto	motta
vocative	motto	motta
locative	mottu	mottech
instrumental	mottem	motty

See also

• krédo n

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: mot‧to

Noun

motto n (plural motto's, diminutive mottootje)

1. motto

Hyponyms

• leus, leuze
• wapenspreuk

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Finnish

Noun

motto

1. A motto (sentence or a phrase with guiding principle).
2. (heraldry) A motto.

Declension

Declension of motto (type valo) singular plural nominative motto motot genitive moton mottojen partitive mottoa mottoja accusative motto moton motot inessive motossa motoissa elative motosta motoista illative mottoon mottoihin adessive motolla motoilla ablative motolta motoilta allative motolle motoille essive mottona mottoina translative motoksi motoiksi instructive – motoin abessive mototta motoitta comitative – mottoineen

Synonyms

• tunnuslause
• vaalilause (in heraldry sense)

Anagrams

• motot

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Italian

Noun

motto m (plural motti)

1. Witty remark
2. motto, maxim

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Japanese

Romanization

motto

1. See もっと