"motiu" meaning in Catalan

See motiu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [muˈtiw] [Balearic, Central, Northern], [moˈtiw] [Northwestern, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-motiu.wav (note: Barcelona) Forms: motiva [feminine], motius [masculine, plural], motives [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -iw Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mōtivus. Etymology templates: {{ety|ca|:bor|la:mōtivus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*m(y)owh₁éyeti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*m(y)ewh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moweō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "moveō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mōtus", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mōtivus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Catalan", "term" : "motiu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ca" }" data-lang="ca" data-title="motiu">, {{bor+|ca|la|mōtivus}} Borrowed from Latin mōtivus Head templates: {{ca-adj}} motiu (feminine motiva, masculine plural motius, feminine plural motives)
  1. motive, motional
    Sense id: en-motiu-ca-adj-ytYmcnv4 Categories (other): Catalan entries with etymon, Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Catalan entries with etymon: 85 7 8 Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 45 13 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 72 21 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 13 5 17 13 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 9 3 11 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 88 9 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [muˈtiw] [Balearic, Central, Northern], [moˈtiw] [Northwestern, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-motiu.wav (note: Barcelona) Forms: motius [plural]
Rhymes: -iw Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mōtivus. Etymology templates: {{ety|ca|:bor|la:mōtivus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*m(y)owh₁éyeti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*m(y)ewh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moweō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "moveō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mōtus", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mōtivus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Catalan", "term" : "motiu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ca" }" data-lang="ca" data-title="motiu">, {{bor+|ca|la|mōtivus}} Borrowed from Latin mōtivus Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} motiu m (plural motius)
  1. motive, reason Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motiu-ca-noun-DevodATl
  2. motif Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motiu-ca-noun-fQxDvrCH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: motivació, motivar, motivat Related terms: moció, moure
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [muˈtiw] [Balearic, Central, Northern], [moˈtiw] [Northwestern, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-motiu.wav (note: Barcelona) Forms: motius [plural]
Rhymes: -iw Etymology: From mot, with influence from the preceding. Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} motiu m (plural motius)
  1. nickname Tags: masculine Synonyms: malnom, renom Derived forms: motiuejar
    Sense id: en-motiu-ca-noun-oPs~EVnJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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