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Macedonian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin motivus.
Pronunciation
Noun
мотив • (motiv) m
- motive
- motif
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Motiv or French motif.
Pronunciation
Noun
моти́в • (motív) m inan (genitive моти́ва, nominative plural моти́вы, genitive plural моти́вов)
- tune
- motive, motif
- motive, cause, reason (that which incites to action)
Declension
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
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)
- motive (incentive to act)
- motif
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French motif, from Latin mōtīvus.
Pronunciation
Noun
моти́в • (motýv) m inan (genitive моти́ву, nominative plural моти́ви, genitive plural моти́вів)
- motive, reason (an incentive to act in a particular way)
- Synonym: підста́ва f (pidstáva)
- motive (something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour)
- (music, art) motif
Declension
Declension of моти́в (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Related terms
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “мотив”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мотив”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “мотив”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мотив”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мотив”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “мотив”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “мотив”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “мотив”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)