motivo

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See also: motivó and motivò

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian motivo. Doublet of motif and motive.

Noun

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motivo (plural motivos or motivi)

  1. (music) A motif.
    • 1853, Adolf Bernhard Marx, The universal school of music, translated by A. H. Wehrhan, page 165:
      By the repetition, transposition, inversion, and combination of different motivos, the extended series of sounds is formed []

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Aragonese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈtibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: mo‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin motīvus.

Noun

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motivo m

  1. reason, ground, motive
    no sé en qual ye motivoI don't know what is the reason for that

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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motivo

  1. Verb conjugation of motivar

Further reading

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Catalan

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Verb

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motivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of motivar

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Common Romance, from Latin motivus.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [moˈtivo]
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: mo‧ti‧vo

Noun

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motivo (accusative singular motivon, plural motivoj, accusative plural motivojn)

  1. reason, ground, motive
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English motiveFrench motifGerman MotivItalian motivoRussian моти́в (motív)Spanish motivo, all ultimately from Latin mōtivum, accusative singular of mōtivus.

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Noun

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motivo (plural motivi)

  1. motive (that which excites to action, determines choice)
  2. (music) motif

Derived terms

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  • motivizar (to state the motive or grounds of (an opinion, act); (fig.) to justify)
  • plendomotivo (reason for complaint, grievance)
  • senmotiva (gratuitous (without proof or motive))

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: mo‧tì‧vo

Etymology 1

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From Late Latin mōtīvus.

Noun

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motivo m (plural motivi)

  1. reason, ground
    Synonym: ragione
  2. motive
    Synonym: motivazione
  3. (music) motif, melody, aria
    Synonym: melodia
  4. pattern, motif
  5. room
    Synonym: spazio
  6. scope
    Synonyms: scopo, spazio
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Descendants
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  • Greek: μοτίβο (motívo)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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motivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of motivare

Further reading

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  • motivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • motivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • motivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • motivo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • motivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

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Latin

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Adjective

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mōtīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mōtīvus

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mo‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin mōtīvus.

Noun

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motivo m (plural motivos)

  1. motive (that which incites to action)
    Synonyms: causa, finalidade, intuito, razão
  2. (music) motif (short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work)
    Synonym: leitmotiv
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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motivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of motivar

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈtibo/ [moˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: mo‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin motīvus.

Noun

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motivo m (plural motivos)

  1. reason, ground, motive
    no sé por qué motivoI don't know for what reason

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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motivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of motivar

Further reading

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