motiv

See also: Motiv and мотив

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly from French motif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /motiv/

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of motiv

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	motiv	motive	motivi	motivet
accusative			motivin
dative	motivi	motiveve	motivit	motiveve
ablative		motivesh

Derived terms

• motivoj
• motivohem
• motivim
• motivuar
• motivues
• motivuese
• motivueshëm
• motivueshme

Further reading

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

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin moveo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmotɪf]
• IPA^(key): [ˈmotiːf]

Noun

motiv m inan

1. motive (incentive to act)

   Synonym: pohnutka

2. motif

Declension

Declension of motiv (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	motiv	motivy
genitive	motivu	motivů
dative	motivu	motivům
accusative	motiv	motivy
vocative	motive	motivy
locative	motivu	motivech
instrumental	motivem	motivy

Related terms

Related terms

• automobil
• automobilismus
• automobilista
• automobilistický
• demobilizace
• demobilizovat
• demotivace
• demotivovat
• elektromotor
• emoce
• emocionální
• emotivní
• lokomoce
• lokomotiva
• mobil
• mobiliář
• mobilita
• mobilizace
• mobilizovat
• mobilní
• moment
• momentální
• momentka
• motilita
• motivace
• motivovat
• motocykl
• motocyklista
• motokára
• motor
• motorák
• motorický
• motorika
• motorista
• motoristický
• motorismus
• motorizovat
• motorizace
• motorka
• motorový
• mutace
• mutant
• mutovat
• nemotorný
• nemovitost
• nemovitý
• permutace
• permutovat
• promoce
• promovat
• psychomotorický
• senzomotorický
• transmutace
• transmutovat

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

motiv n (singular definite motivet, plural indefinite motiver)

1. motive
2. subject
3. motif

Inflection

Declension of motiv

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	motiv	motivet	motiver	motiverne
genitive	motivs	motivets	motivers	motivernes

References

• “motiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin motivus, via French motif.

Noun

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)

Related terms

• motivere (to motivate)

References

• “motiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin motivus, via French motif.

Noun

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)

References

• “motiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French motif, Italian motivo, German Motiv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈtiv]

• Audio:

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Noun

motiv n (plural motive)

1. motive
2. reason, ground

Declension

Declension of motiv

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) motiv	motivul	(niște) motive	motivele
genitive/dative	(unui) motiv	motivului	(unor) motive	motivelor
vocative	motivule		motivelor

Synonyms

• rațiune, cauză

References

• Romanian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mòtīv m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀тӣв)

1. motive (incentive to act)
2. motif

Declension

Declension of motiv

	singular	plural
nominative	motiv	motivi
genitive	motiva	motiva
dative	motivu	motivima
accusative	motiv	motive
vocative	motive	motivi
locative	motivu	motivima
instrumental	motivom	motivima

Swedish

Etymology

From French motif, attested from 1622.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

motiv n

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

Declension

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