motiv
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- motive; that which incites to an action
- motive; theme or subject; e.g. what a piece of art depicts
Etymology
Borrowed from French motif.
Origin
French
motif
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- motif English
- johtomotiivi Finnish
- motiivi Finnish
- motivum Latin
- motivus Latin
- mōtivus Latin
- mōtīvus Latin
- Motiv German
- motivo Italian
- motif French
- motiver French
- motivique French
- motivera Swedish
- motivering Swedish
- motiv Danish
- motiv Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- motijf Middle Dutch
- mô-típ Vietnamese