motiv
Norwegian
noun-n3
Definitions
- a motive
- a motif
- a subject e.g. of a book, painting, photo
Etymology
Derived from Latin motivus borrowed from French motif.
Origin
French
motif
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- motif English
- motivoida Finnish
- motivum Latin
- motivus Latin
- mōtivus Latin
- mōtus Latin
- mōtīvus Latin
- Motiv German
- motivo Italian
- motif French
- motiver French
- motivique French
- motivo Portuguese
- motiv Swedish
- motyw Polish
- motiv Norwegian Nynorsk
- motiv Danish
- motivo Esperanto
- motiv Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- motijf Middle Dutch
- mô-típ Vietnamese
- мотив Macedonian