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motti
English
Etymology
From Finnish motti.
Noun
motti (plural mottis)
- (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment
Bruny Island
Numeral
motti
- one
Further reading
- Norman James Brian Plomley, A Word-list of the Tasmanian Languages (1976), page 38
- Michael Walsh, Colin Yallop, Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia (1993), page 59
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish mått.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mot?i/, [?mo?t??i]
- Rhymes: -ot?i
- Syllabification: mot?ti
Noun
motti
- a stere; a cubic metre of firewood.
- (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment
Declension
Derived terms
- motittaa
- motitus
Anagrams
- motit
Italian
Noun
motti m
- plural of motto
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motto
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c.. Doublet of mot.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?t.o?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?t??/
Noun
motto (plural mottos or mottoes)
- (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
- (obsolete) A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:saying
Translations
Further reading
- motto (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Alternative forms
- moto n (less common)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?moto]
- Rhymes: -oto
Noun
motto n
- motto
- epigraph
Declension
See also
- krédo
Further reading
- motto in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- motto in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
motto n (singular definite mottoet, plural indefinite mottoer)
- motto
References
- “motto” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Italian motto (“a word, a saying”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mot?to
Noun
motto n (plural motto's, diminutive mottootje n)
- motto
- (heraldry) motto
Hyponyms
- leus, leuze
- wapenspreuk
Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mot?o/, [?mo?t??o?]
- Rhymes: -ot?o
- Syllabification: mot?to
Noun
motto
- motto (sentence or a phrase with guiding principle)
- Synonym: tunnuslause
- epigraph (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text)
- Synonym: epigrafi
- (heraldry) motto
- Synonyms: tunnuslause, vaalilause
Declension
Anagrams
- motot
Italian
Etymology
From Latin muttum (“mutter”). Compare Catalan and French mot (“word”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?t.to/
- Rhymes: -?tto
Noun
motto m (plural motti)
- witty remark
- motto, maxim
- posy (motto inscribed inside a ring)
Descendants
- ? English: motto
- ? German: Motto
Further reading
- motto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Japanese
Romanization
motto
- R?maji transcription of ???
Maquiritari
Noun
motto
- worm
References
- Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).
Nauruan
Noun
motto
- motto
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian motto
Noun
motto n (definite singular mottoet, indefinite plural motto or mottoer, definite plural mottoa or mottoene)
- a motto
References
- “motto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian motto
Noun
motto n (definite singular mottoet, indefinite plural motto, definite plural mottoa)
- a motto
References
- “motto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Italian motto, from Latin muttum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?t.t?/
Noun
motto n
- philosophy, motto, watchword, byword
- Synonyms: dewiza, credo
- (literature) epigraph (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text)
- Synonym: epigraf
Declension
Further reading
- motto in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- motto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
motto n
- motto
Declension
Synonyms
- valspråk
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