motief
Afrikaans
/mʊə̯ˈtif/
noun
Definitions
- A motive.
- (art) A motif, a pattern.
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish motief inherited from Middle Dutch motijf derived from French motif derived from Latin mōtīvus.
Origin
Latin
mōtīvus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- motif English
- motivum Latin
- motivus Latin
- mōtivus Latin
- mōtīvus Latin
- Motiv German
- motivo Italian
- hoofdmotief Dutch, Flemish
- leidmotief Dutch, Flemish
- motief Dutch, Flemish
- motif French
- motiver French
- motivique French
- motiv Swedish
- motiv Danish
- motif Old French
- motiv Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- motijf Middle Dutch
- mô-típ Vietnamese