"motivo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /moˈti.vo/ Forms: motivi [plural]
Rhymes: -ivo Etymology: From Late Latin mōtīvus. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|mōtīvus}} Late Latin mōtīvus Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} motivo m (plural motivi)
  1. reason, ground Tags: masculine Synonyms: ragione
    Sense id: en-motivo-it-noun-7m3BvzAP
  2. motive Tags: masculine Synonyms: motivazione
    Sense id: en-motivo-it-noun-4Xq-DiP1
  3. (music) motif, melody, aria Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: melodia
    Sense id: en-motivo-it-noun-LHvrfxgJ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. pattern, motif Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motivo-it-noun-Hmc7r5sn
  5. room Tags: masculine Synonyms: spazio
    Sense id: en-motivo-it-noun-HxxbL613
  6. scope Tags: masculine Synonyms: scopo, spazio
    Sense id: en-motivo-it-noun-XxYckUmI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: motivare, motivato, motivazione, motivetto, motivico
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /moˈti.vo/
Rhymes: -ivo Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} motivo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of motivare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: motivare
    Sense id: en-motivo-it-verb-4CR3e6IG Categories (other): Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 14 15 13 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 7 3 5 11 1 11 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 14 13 1 13 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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