"motor" meaning in Latin

See motor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmoː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɔː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From moveō (“to move”) + -tor (“-er”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:af|moveō|-tor}}, {{af|la|moveō|-tor|t1=to move|t2=-er}} moveō (“to move”) + -tor (“-er”) Head templates: {{la-noun|mōtor<3>}} mōtor m (genitive mōtōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mōtor<3>}} Forms: mōtor [canonical, masculine], mōtōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mōtor [nominative, singular], mōtōrēs [nominative, plural], mōtōris [genitive, singular], mōtōrum [genitive, plural], mōtōrī [dative, singular], mōtōribus [dative, plural], mōtōrem [accusative, singular], mōtōrēs [accusative, plural], mōtōre [ablative, singular], mōtōribus [ablative, plural], mōtor [singular, vocative], mōtōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. mover; that which moves something Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-motor-la-noun-7Eek5YBx

Verb

IPA: [ˈmoː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɔː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: mōtor [canonical]
Etymology: From moveō (“to move”) + -tor (“-er”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:af|moveō|-tor}}, {{af|la|moveō|-tor|t1=to move|t2=-er}} moveō (“to move”) + -tor (“-er”) Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=mōtor}} mōtor
  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of mōtō Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, passive, present, singular Form of: mōtō
    Sense id: en-motor-la-verb--~wfrP9H Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 21 79 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 80
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      "ipa": "[ˈmɔː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motor"
}

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    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *m(y)ewh₁-",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -tor",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Latin verb forms",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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        "2": "moveō",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From moveō (“to move”) + -tor (“-er”).",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "mōtō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present passive indicative of mōtō"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "mōtō",
          "moto#Latin"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmoː.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈmɔː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motor"
}

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