Motif
//moʊˈtiːf//
Translations of "motif" (22 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | мотив(recurring or dominant element; a theme), мотив(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | motiv, motiv | |
| Catalan | motiu(recurring or dominant element; a theme), motiu(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | — | |
| Czech | motiv(recurring or dominant element; a theme) | — | |
| Dutch | motief(recurring or dominant element; a theme) | — | |
| Finnish | aihe(recurring or dominant element; a theme), aihe(decorative figure that is repeated in a design), aihio(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), kuvio(decorative figure that is repeated in a design), motiivi(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | — | |
| French | motif(recurring or dominant element; a theme), motif(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), motif(decorative figure that is repeated in a design), motif(nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern) | — | |
| Galician | motivo(recurring or dominant element; a theme) | — | |
| German | Motiv(recurring or dominant element; a theme), Motiv(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), Motiv(decorative figure that is repeated in a design) | — | |
| Greek | μοτίβο(recurring or dominant element; a theme), μοτίβο(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), μοτίβο(decorative figure that is repeated in a design) | motívo, motívo, motívo | |
| Hebrew | מוטיב(recurring or dominant element; a theme) | motiv | |
| Hungarian | motívum(recurring or dominant element; a theme), motívum(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | — | |
| Ido | motivo(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | — | |
| Italian | motivo(nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern) | — | |
| Japanese | モチーフ(recurring or dominant element; a theme), モチーフ(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), モチーフ(decorative figure that is repeated in a design), 主題(recurring or dominant element; a theme), 主題(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | mochīfu, mochīfu, mochīfu, shudai, shudai | |
| Māori | rerenga auau(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | — | |
| Polish | motyw(recurring or dominant element; a theme) | — | |
| Portuguese | leitmotiv(recurring or dominant element; a theme), motivo(recurring or dominant element; a theme), motivo(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), motivo(decorative figure that is repeated in a design), motivo(nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern) | — | |
| Russian | моти́в(recurring or dominant element; a theme), моти́в(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), моти́в(decorative figure that is repeated in a design) | motív, motív, motív | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ùrlar(recurring or dominant element; a theme) | — | |
| Spanish | motivo(recurring or dominant element; a theme), motivo(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), motivo(nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern) | — | |
| Swedish | motiv(recurring or dominant element; a theme), motiv(decorative figure that is repeated in a design) | — | |
| Turkish | motif(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work), motif(decorative figure that is repeated in a design), örge(decorative figure that is repeated in a design) | — |
motiu, motiu
motiv
motief
aihe, aihe, aihio, kuvio, motiivi
motif, motif, motif, motif
motivo
Motiv, Motiv, Motiv
motívum, motívum
motivo
motivo
rerenga auau
motyw
leitmotiv, motivo, motivo, motivo, motivo
ùrlar
motivo, motivo, motivo
motiv, motiv
motif, motif, örge
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