motu

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English

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Etymology

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From a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *motu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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motu (plural motus)

  1. A reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll.

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etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "motu"

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Motu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmotu/, [ˈmo̞t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -otu
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧tu

Noun

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motu

  1. Motu (language)

Declension

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Inflection of motu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative motu
genitive motun
partitive motua
illative motuun
singular plural
nominative motu
accusative nom. motu
gen. motun
genitive motun
partitive motua
inessive motussa
elative motusta
illative motuun
adessive motulla
ablative motulta
allative motulle
essive motuna
translative motuksi
abessive motutta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of motu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative motuni
accusative nom. motuni
gen. motuni
genitive motuni
partitive motuani
inessive motussani
elative motustani
illative motuuni
adessive motullani
ablative motultani
allative motulleni
essive motunani
translative motukseni
abessive motuttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative motusi
accusative nom. motusi
gen. motusi
genitive motusi
partitive motuasi
inessive motussasi
elative motustasi
illative motuusi
adessive motullasi
ablative motultasi
allative motullesi
essive motunasi
translative motuksesi
abessive motuttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative motumme
accusative nom. motumme
gen. motumme
genitive motumme
partitive motuamme
inessive motussamme
elative motustamme
illative motuumme
adessive motullamme
ablative motultamme
allative motullemme
essive motunamme
translative motuksemme
abessive motuttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative motunne
accusative nom. motunne
gen. motunne
genitive motunne
partitive motuanne
inessive motussanne
elative motustanne
illative motuunne
adessive motullanne
ablative motultanne
allative motullenne
essive motunanne
translative motuksenne
abessive motuttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative motunsa
accusative nom. motunsa
gen. motunsa
genitive motunsa
partitive motuaan
motuansa
inessive motussaan
motussansa
elative motustaan
motustansa
illative motuunsa
adessive motullaan
motullansa
ablative motultaan
motultansa
allative motulleen
motullensa
essive motunaan
motunansa
translative motukseen
motuksensa
abessive motuttaan
motuttansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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compounds

Anagrams

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Isubu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

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motu m (plural batu)

  1. a man, an adult male

References

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  • Joseph Merrick, Alfred Saker, A Grammar of the Isubu Tongue (1852)

Latin

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Noun

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mōtū m

  1. ablative singular of mōtus (movement, motion)

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Hawaiian moku)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *motus (broken off, detached) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[2] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Noun

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motu

  1. island, country, land, nation, clump of trees, ship; anything separated or isolated
  2. cut, wound

Verb

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motu

  1. to sever, cut, cut off, set free, separate
  2. to be separated, moved to a distance - especially in the phrase motu ki te ara
  3. to be set free, escape
  4. (stative) to be cut, severed

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 254-5
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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  • motu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Niuean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *motu.

Noun

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motu

  1. island

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (broken off, detached) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[1] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Noun

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motu

  1. island (usually a small islet)

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (broken off, detached) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[1] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Noun

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motu

  1. island

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (broken off, detached) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[1] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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motu

  1. island
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online