мотив

Russian

noun+

Definitions

tune
motive, motif
motive, cause, reason (that which incites to action)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Motiv borrowed from French motif.

Origin

French

motif

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
Tatmotiv German
motívum Hungarian
motivo Italian
motif French
motiver French
motivique French
motiv Swedish
motiv Danish
motiv Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
motijf Middle Dutch
mô-típ Vietnamese