мотив

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Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin motivus.

Noun

мотив (motivm

  1. motive
  2. motif

Inflection


Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Motiv or French motif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈtʲif]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

моти́в (motívm inan (genitive моти́ва, nominative plural моти́вы, genitive plural моти́вов)

  1. tune
  2. motive, motif
  3. motive, cause, reason (that which incites to action)

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Armenian: մոտիվ (motiv)
  • Azerbaijani: motiv
  • Georgian: მოტივი (moṭivi)
  • Ossetian: моти́в (motív)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мотив”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǒtiːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: мо‧тив

Noun

мо̀тӣв f (Latin spelling mòtīv)

  1. motive (incentive to act)
  2. motif

Declension