"motif" meaning in French

See motif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɔ.tif/ Audio: Fr-motif.ogg Forms: motifs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin mōtivus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|LL.|mōtivus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin mōtivus, {{bor+|fr|LL.|mōtivus}} Borrowed from Late Latin mōtivus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} motif m (plural motifs)
  1. motive Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Narratology
    Sense id: en-motif-fr-noun-4Xq-DiP1 Disambiguation of Narratology: 66 6 28 Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 86 3 11
  2. motif Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motif-fr-noun-fQxDvrCH
  3. pattern, design Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motif-fr-noun-hkcaEfdh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: au motif que

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for motif meaning in French (3.7kB)

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