LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mōtīvus

mōtīvus (feminine mōtīva, neuter mōtīvum)
Classical[moːˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[moˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivestirred
  2. adjectivemoved

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemōtīvusmōtīvamōtīvum
genitivemōtīvīmōtīvaemōtīvī
dativemōtīvōmōtīvaemōtīvō
accusativemōtīvummōtīvammōtīvum
ablativemōtīvōmōtīvāmōtīvō
vocativemōtīvemōtīvamōtīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemōtīvīmōtīvaemōtīva
genitivemōtīvōrummōtīvārummōtīvōrum
dativemōtīvīsmōtīvīsmōtīvīs
accusativemōtīvōsmōtīvāsmōtīva
ablativemōtīvīsmōtīvīsmōtīvīs
vocativemōtīvīmōtīvaemōtīva

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*moweō
  4. Latinmōtīvus

Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin mōtīvus From mōtus + -īvus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmotiu
  • Italianmotivo
  • Frenchmotiffrom Middle French motif
  • Englishmotiffrom Middle French motif
  • GermanMotivfrom Middle French motif
  • Romanianmotivfrom Middle French motif
  • Englishmotivefrom Middle French motif
  • Occitanmotiu
  • Portuguesemotivo
  • Spanishmotivo

In English words that came into English from mōtīvus

  • motivemotivum

Quick answers

What does mōtīvus mean in Latin?
mōtīvus, a adjective, means “stirred; moved”.
How do you pronounce mōtīvus?
In classical Latin, [moːˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈtiː.vus].
Where does mōtīvus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti → Proto-Italic *moweō → Latin mōtīvus.