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English
Pronunciation
Noun
leitmotiv (plural leitmotivs)
- Alternative form of leitmotif
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Leitmotiv.
Pronunciation
Noun
leitmotiv m (plural leitmotivs)
- leitmotif
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Leitmotiv.
Noun
leitmotiv m (invariable)
- leitmotif (musical or otherwise)
Portuguese
Noun
leitmotiv m (plural leitmotiven or leitmotiv or leitmotivs or leitmotives)
- (music) leitmotif (a recurring melodic theme in an opera)
- (by extension) leitmotif (recurring theme)
Romanian
Noun
leitmotiv n (plural leitmotivuri)
- Obsolete form of laitmotiv.
Declension
References
- leitmotiv in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Leitmotiv.
Pronunciation
Noun
leitmotiv m (plural leitmotivs or leitmotiv)
- (music) leitmotif (a recurring melodic theme in an opera)
- (by extension) leitmotif (recurring theme)
Further reading