мотив

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Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin motivus.

Pronunciation

Noun

мотив (motivm

  1. motive
  2. motif

Declension

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

Related terms

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French motif, from Latin mōtīvus.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

моти́в (motývm inan (genitive моти́ву, nominative plural моти́ви, genitive plural моти́вів)

  1. motive, reason (an incentive to act in a particular way)
    Synonym: підста́ва f (pidstáva)
  2. motive (something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour)
  3. (music, art) motif

Declension

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “мотив”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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