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мотив

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin motivus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мотив (motivm

  1. motive
  2. motif

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Declension of мотив
singular plural
indefinite мотив (motiv) мотиви (motivi)
definite unspecified мотивот (motivot) мотивите (motivite)
definite proximal мотивов (motivov) мотививе (motivive)
definite distal мотивон (motivon) мотивине (motivine)
vocative мотиву (motivu) мотиви (motivi)
count form мотива (motiva)

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Motiv or French motif.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɐˈtʲif]
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Noun

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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)

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մոտիվ (motiv)
  • Azerbaijani: motiv
  • Georgian: მოტივი (moṭivi)
  • Ossetian: моти́в (motív)

References

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mǒtiːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: мо‧тив

Noun

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мо̀тӣв f (Latin spelling mòtīv)

  1. motive (incentive to act)
  2. motif

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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References

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  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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