different between ostinato vs motif

English

Etymology

From Italian ostinato (“stubborn”). Doublet of obstinate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??n?to?/

Noun

ostinato (plural ostinatos or ostinati)

1. (music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.

Translations

References

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ostinato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ostin?to/, [?o?s?t?i?n?t?o?]
• Rhymes: -?to
• Syllabification: os?ti?na?to

Noun

ostinato

1. (music) ostinato

Declension

Anagrams

• soitanto, taistoon

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin obstin?tus.

Adjective

ostinato (feminine ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate)

1. stubborn, obstinate

Related terms

Noun

ostinato m (plural ostinati, feminine ostinata)

1. a stubborn or obstinate person

Etymology 2

Verb

ostinato m (feminine singular ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate)

1. past participle of ostinarsi

Anagrams

• asintoto

Further reading

• ostinato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

English

Etymology

From French motif (1848), with the meaning of "main idea or theme". Doublet of motive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo??ti?f/
• Rhymes: -i?f

Noun

motif (plural motifs)

1. A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.

   See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?

2. (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
3. A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.
4. (dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
5. (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
6. (chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
7. (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

Related terms

• motive
• phosphomotif
• leitmotif
• motify

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin m?tivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.tif/

Noun

motif m (plural motifs)

1. motive
2. motif
3. pattern, design

Derived terms

• au motif que

Descendants

Further reading

• “motif” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch motief, from Middle Dutch motijf, from Old French motif (Modern French motif), from Late Latin m?tivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mot?f]
• Hyphenation: mo?tif

Noun

motif (first-person possessive motifku, second-person possessive motifmu, third-person possessive motifnya)

1. motif:
   1. a recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.

      Synonyms: corak, pola

   2. (music, literature) a short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
2. motive:
   1. (law) something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “motif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.