motiv

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See also: Motiv and мотив

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from French motif.

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motív m (plural motíve, definite motívi, definite plural motívet)

  1. cause/reason (that pushes/motivates you); motivation
    Synonyms: arsye, arësye, shkak
  2. motive
    Synonym: moral

motív m (plural motíve, definite motívi, definite plural motívet)

  1. (music) smallest rhythmic unit; melody
  2. (literature) motif, art
    Synonyms: melodi, art, qilima

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Further reading[edit]

  • [1] noun motiv/motív (I) "motivation, motive" • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] noun motiv/motív (II) "motif" • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Latin moveo.

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Noun[edit]

motiv m inan

  1. motive (incentive to act)
    Synonym: pohnutka
  2. motif

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Further reading[edit]

  • motiv in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • motiv in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • motiv in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French motif, from Medieval Latin motivum, from motivus.

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Noun[edit]

motiv n (singular definite motivet, plural indefinite motiver)

  1. motive
  2. subject
  3. motif

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From Latin motivus, via French motif.

Noun[edit]

motiv n (definite singular motivet, indefinite plural motiv or motiver, definite plural motiva or motivene)

  1. a motive
  2. a motif
  3. a subject (e.g. of a book, painting, photo)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Latin motivus, via French motif.

Noun[edit]

motiv n (definite singular motivet, indefinite plural motiv, definite plural motiva)

  1. a motive
  2. a motif
  3. a subject (e.g. of a book, painting, photo)

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French motif, Italian motivo, German Motiv.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [moˈtiv]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

motiv n (plural motive)

  1. motive
  2. reason, ground

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mǒtiːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧tiv

Noun[edit]

mòtīv m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀тӣв)

  1. motive (incentive to act)
  2. motif

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French motif, attested from 1622.[1]

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Noun[edit]

motiv n

  1. motive; that which incites to an action
  2. motive; theme or subject; e.g. what a piece of art depicts

Declension[edit]

Declension of motiv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative motiv motivet motiv motiven
Genitive motivs motivets motivs motivens

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