"motief" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Afrikaans]

IPA: /mʊə̯ˈtif/ Forms: motiewe [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch motief, from Middle Dutch motijf, from French motif, from Latin mōtīvus. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|motief}} Dutch motief, {{inh|af|dum|motijf}} Middle Dutch motijf, {{der|af|fr|motif}} French motif, {{der|af|la|mōtīvus}} Latin mōtīvus Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|motiewe|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} motief (plural motiewe), {{af-noun|motiewe}} motief (plural motiewe)
  1. A motive.
    Sense id: en-motief-af-noun-vJzSeNcQ
  2. (art, music) A motif, a pattern. Categories (topical): Art, Music
    Sense id: en-motief-af-noun-0JbQSH~8 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Topics: art, arts, entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /moːˈtif/ Audio: Nl-motief.ogg Forms: motieven [plural], motiefje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -if Etymology: From Middle Dutch motijf, from Old French motif, from Latin mōtīvus. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|motijf}} Middle Dutch motijf, {{der|nl|fro|motif}} Old French motif, {{der|nl|la|mōtīvus}} Latin mōtīvus Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-ven|motiefje}} motief n (plural motieven, diminutive motiefje n)
  1. A motive. Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-motief-nl-noun-vJzSeNcQ
  2. (art, music) A motif, a pattern. Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Art, Music
    Sense id: en-motief-nl-noun-0JbQSH~8 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Topics: art, arts, entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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