мотив

Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin motivus.

Noun

мотив • (motiv) m

  1. motive
  2. motif

Inflection

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Motiv or French motif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈtʲif]
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Noun

моти́в • (motív) m inan (genitive моти́ва, nominative plural моти́вы, genitive plural моти́вов)

  1. tune
  2. motive, motif
  3. motive, cause, reason (that which incites to action)

Declension

Declension of моти́в (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative моти́в
motív		 моти́вы
motívy
genitive моти́ва
motíva		 моти́вов
motívov
dative моти́ву
motívu		 моти́вам
motívam
accusative моти́в
motív		 моти́вы
motívy
instrumental моти́вом
motívom		 моти́вами
motívami
prepositional моти́ве
motíve		 моти́вах
motívax

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мотив”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

мо̀тӣв f (Latin spelling mòtīv)

  1. motive (incentive to act)
  2. motif

Declension

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