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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin motivus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tɨf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɨf
  • Syllabification: mo‧tyw

Nomen

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motyw m inan

  1. motive (anything that prompts a choice of action)
    Synonym: pobudka
  2. (law) motive (a reason for criminal behaviour)
  3. (law) recital (a numbered division unit of reasoning written in front of a statute)
  4. (music) motive, theme
    Synonym: temat
  5. (literature) motif, a recurring idea
  6. (art) motif (decorative figure repeated in a design or pattern)
  7. (computing) skin, theme

Declension

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Further reading

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  • motyw in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • motyw in Polish dictionaries at PWN