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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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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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