motyw
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin motivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tɨf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔtɨf
- Syllabification: mo‧tyw
Noun
motyw m inan
- motive (anything that prompts a choice of action)
- Synonym: pobudka
- (law) motive (a reason for criminal behaviour)
- (law) recital (a numbered division unit of reasoning written in front of a statute)
- (music) motive, theme
- Synonym: temat
- (literature) motif, a recurring idea
- (art) motif (decorative figure repeated in a design or pattern)
- (computing) skin, theme
Declension
Declension of motyw
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | motyw | motywy |
| genitive | motywu | motywów |
| dative | motywowi | motywom |
| accusative | motyw | motywy |
| instrumental | motywem | motywami |
| locative | motywie | motywach |
| vocative | motywie | motywy |
Related terms
nouns
- demotywacja
- motywacja
verbs
- motywować
- zmotywować
Further reading
- motyw in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- motyw in Polish dictionaries at PWN