motet

See also: mötet

English

Etymology

From French motet

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

motet (plural motets)

A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

Translations

a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style

Esperanto: moteto
French: motet (fr) m
German: Motette (de)
Greek: μοτέτο (el) (motéto)
Icelandic: mótetta f
Italian: mottetto m

Korean: 모테트 (moteteu)
Latin: motectum n (Medieval Latin)
Norwegian: motett m
Russian: песнопе́ние (ru) n (pesnopénije), моте́т (ru) m (motét)
Spanish: motete m

Anagrams

motte, totem

French

Etymology

From mot +‎ -et

Noun

motet m (plural motets)

(music) motet

Further reading

“motet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

mōtet

third-person singular present active subjunctive of mōtō

Norwegian

Noun

motet

Definite singular of mot

Swedish

Noun

motet

definite singular of mot

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