# moto
## English
### Noun

moto (plural motos)
* One of a series of motocross or BMX races.
** American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982:
    In fact, after the third of four motos, Hinkle had opened a comfortable lead toward the overall win, and perhaps he really didn't feel any pressure as he cruised home seventh in the final moto to lock up the crown.
* (In only some varieties of English) A motorcycle or moped.
** 2019, Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 192–193:He stood in the evening on the street in the haze of rain-flecked light. The backfire of a fucked moto cracked like a gunshot, but he did not flinch from it.

#### Derived terms

* mini-moto
* moto-cross
* moto-x

### Verb

moto (third-person singular simple present motos, present participle motoing, simple past and past participle motoed)
* To use or ride a moto (“n.”) (vehicle)
* Synonym of motor (“v.”) (ride a vehicle)

### Anagrams

* moot, tomo-, toom

## Asturian
### Noun

moto f (plural motos)
* motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)

#### Synonyms

* motocicleta

## Catalan
### Etymology

Clipping of motocicleta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈmo.tu]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmo.to]

### Noun

moto f (plural motos)
* bike (motorcycle)

#### Further reading

* “moto” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Chichewa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmó.to/

### Noun

móto class 3
* fire

## Chinese
### Etymology

Irregular romanisation of 冇圖 / 冇图 (mou5 tou4, “no image”).

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): mou$^5$ tou$^4$ / mou$^1$ tou$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mou$^5$ tou$^4$ / mou$^1$ tou$^1$
*** Yale: móuh tòuh / mōu tōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mou$^5$ tou$^4$ / mou$^1$ tou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mou$^5$ tou$^4$ / mou$^1$ tou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mou̯¹³ tʰou̯²¹/, /mou̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯⁵⁵/

### Interjection

moto
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) used in situations where no image is provided in a post or thread

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* motto (more common)

### Noun

moto n
* motto

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmoto/, [ˈmo̞t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -oto
* Hyphenation: mo‧to

### Etymology 1

Possibly from muoto.

#### Noun

moto (colloquial)
* Synonym of face, especially as a place to hit in a fight
    Synonyms: turpa, kuono

##### Declension

Possessive forms of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motoni
motoni
accusative
nom.
motoni
motoni
gen.
motoni
genitive
motoni
motojeni
partitive
motoani
motojani
inessive
motossani
motoissani
elative
motostani
motoistani
illative
motooni
motoihini
adessive
motollani
motoillani
ablative
motoltani
motoiltani
allative
motolleni
motoilleni
essive
motonani
motoinani
translative
motokseni
motoikseni
abessive
motottani
motoittani
instructive
comitative
—motoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motosi
motosi
accusative
nom.
motosi
motosi
gen.
motosi
genitive
motosi
motojesi
partitive
motoasi
motojasi
inessive
motossasi
motoissasi
elative
motostasi
motoistasi
illative
motoosi
motoihisi
adessive
motollasi
motoillasi
ablative
motoltasi
motoiltasi
allative
motollesi
motoillesi
essive
motonasi
motoinasi
translative
motoksesi
motoiksesi
abessive
motottasi
motoittasi
instructive
comitative
—motoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motomme
motomme
accusative
nom.
motomme
motomme
gen.
motomme
genitive
motomme
motojemme
partitive
motoamme
motojamme
inessive
motossamme
motoissamme
elative
motostamme
motoistamme
illative
motoomme
motoihimme
adessive
motollamme
motoillamme
ablative
motoltamme
motoiltamme
allative
motollemme
motoillemme
essive
motonamme
motoinamme
translative
motoksemme
motoiksemme
abessive
motottamme
motoittamme
instructive
comitative
—motoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motonne
motonne
accusative
nom.
motonne
motonne
gen.
motonne
genitive
motonne
motojenne
partitive
motoanne
motojanne
inessive
motossanne
motoissanne
elative
motostanne
motoistanne
illative
motoonne
motoihinne
adessive
motollanne
motoillanne
ablative
motoltanne
motoiltanne
allative
motollenne
motoillenne
essive
motonanne
motoinanne
translative
motoksenne
motoiksenne
abessive
motottanne
motoittanne
instructive
comitative
—motoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motonsa
motonsa
accusative
nom.
motonsa
motonsa
gen.
motonsa
genitive
motonsa
motojensa
partitive
motoaan motoansa
motojaan motojansa
inessive
motossaan motossansa
motoissaan motoissansa
elative
motostaan motostansa
motoistaan motoistansa
illative
motoonsa
motoihinsa
adessive
motollaan motollansa
motoillaan motoillansa
ablative
motoltaan motoltansa
motoiltaan motoiltansa
allative
motolleen motollensa
motoilleen motoillensa
essive
motonaan motonansa
motoinaan motoinansa
translative
motokseen motoksensa
motoikseen motoiksensa
abessive
motottaan motottansa
motoittaan motoittansa
instructive
comitative
—motoineen motoinensa :

#### Further reading

* “moto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Clipping of monitoimikone

#### Noun

moto (informal)
* (forestry) Synonym of harvesteri (“harvester”).

##### Declension

Possessive forms of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motoni
motoni
accusative
nom.
motoni
motoni
gen.
motoni
genitive
motoni
motojeni
partitive
motoani
motojani
inessive
motossani
motoissani
elative
motostani
motoistani
illative
motooni
motoihini
adessive
motollani
motoillani
ablative
motoltani
motoiltani
allative
motolleni
motoilleni
essive
motonani
motoinani
translative
motokseni
motoikseni
abessive
motottani
motoittani
instructive
comitative
—motoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motosi
motosi
accusative
nom.
motosi
motosi
gen.
motosi
genitive
motosi
motojesi
partitive
motoasi
motojasi
inessive
motossasi
motoissasi
elative
motostasi
motoistasi
illative
motoosi
motoihisi
adessive
motollasi
motoillasi
ablative
motoltasi
motoiltasi
allative
motollesi
motoillesi
essive
motonasi
motoinasi
translative
motoksesi
motoiksesi
abessive
motottasi
motoittasi
instructive
comitative
—motoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motomme
motomme
accusative
nom.
motomme
motomme
gen.
motomme
genitive
motomme
motojemme
partitive
motoamme
motojamme
inessive
motossamme
motoissamme
elative
motostamme
motoistamme
illative
motoomme
motoihimme
adessive
motollamme
motoillamme
ablative
motoltamme
motoiltamme
allative
motollemme
motoillemme
essive
motonamme
motoinamme
translative
motoksemme
motoiksemme
abessive
motottamme
motoittamme
instructive
comitative
—motoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motonne
motonne
accusative
nom.
motonne
motonne
gen.
motonne
genitive
motonne
motojenne
partitive
motoanne
motojanne
inessive
motossanne
motoissanne
elative
motostanne
motoistanne
illative
motoonne
motoihinne
adessive
motollanne
motoillanne
ablative
motoltanne
motoiltanne
allative
motollenne
motoillenne
essive
motonanne
motoinanne
translative
motoksenne
motoiksenne
abessive
motottanne
motoittanne
instructive
comitative
—motoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
motonsa
motonsa
accusative
nom.
motonsa
motonsa
gen.
motonsa
genitive
motonsa
motojensa
partitive
motoaan motoansa
motojaan motojansa
inessive
motossaan motossansa
motoissaan motoissansa
elative
motostaan motostansa
motoistaan motoistansa
illative
motoonsa
motoihinsa
adessive
motollaan motollansa
motoillaan motoillansa
ablative
motoltaan motoltansa
motoiltaan motoiltansa
allative
motolleen motollensa
motoilleen motoillensa
essive
motonaan motonansa
motoinaan motoinansa
translative
motokseen motoksensa
motoikseen motoiksensa
abessive
motottaan motottansa
motoittaan motoittansa
instructive
comitative
—motoineen motoinensa :

## French
### Etymology

Shortened form of motocyclette

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔ.to/
* IPA: /mɔ.to/, /mo.to/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -o

### Noun

moto f (plural motos)
* bike, motorbike (motorcycle)

### Further reading

* “moto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology

Clipping of motocicleta.

### Noun

moto f (plural motos)
* bike (motorcycle)

## Ido
### Noun

moto (plural moti)
* motto, saying, maxim

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.to/
* Rhymes: -ɔto
* Hyphenation: mò‧to

### Etymology 1

Shortened form of motocicletta.

#### Noun

moto f (invariable)
* Clipping of motocicletta.; motorcycle

### Etymology 2

From Latin mōtus.

#### Noun

moto m (plural moti)
* movement
* motion
* exercise
* uprising, revolt

##### Derived terms

* con moto
* moto browniano

### Anagrams

* -tomo, tomo, tomo-

## Japanese
### Romanization

moto
* Rōmaji transcription of もと

## Javanese
### Noun

moto
* Nonstandard spelling of mata.

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈmoː.toː/, [ˈmoːt̪oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈmo.to/, [ˈmɔːt̪o]

### Participle

mōtō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mōtus

### Verb

mōtō (present infinitive mōtāre, perfect active mōtāvī, supine mōtātum); first conjugation
* to set in motion
* to keep moving

#### Conjugation
### References

* “moto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “moto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* moto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Lingala
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

### Noun

moto class 1 (plural bato class 2)
* person, man, human

#### Derived terms

* bomoto
* emoto

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Tahitian moto, Tongan moto and momoto)

### Verb

moto
* to strike with the fist, to punch, to box
    Synonyms: meke, tuki

### Noun

moto
* hit or blow with the first, punch
    Synonym: meke

### Derived terms

* momoto
* motomoto

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 254
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Further reading

* “moto” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Mwani
### Noun

moto class 3
* fire

## Nigerian Pidgin
### Etymology

Ultimately from English motor; see Yoruba mọ́tò, Igbo moto, Hausa mota.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mò.to/

### Noun

moto
* car
    I see moto dem.I saw cars.

## Norman
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

moto m (plural motos)
* (Guernsey, Jersey) car

#### Synonyms

* vaituthe

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Clipping of motocicleta.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɔ.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɔ.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɔ.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɔ.tɔ/, /ˈmɔ.tu/

#### Noun

moto f (plural motos)
* motorcycle

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mōtus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.tu/

#### Noun

moto m (plural motos)
* movement, motion
* agitation, circulation, rotation
* shake

### Etymology 3

Alteration of mote; compare also Italian motto.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.tu/

#### Noun

moto m (plural motos)
* (art) artist's signature
* (heraldry) motto

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Ngungwel moto.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.tu/

#### Noun

moto m (plural motos)
* (Mozambique) fire; light

### References

* ↑ “moto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “moto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmoto/ [ˈmo.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -oto
* Syllabification: mo‧to

### Etymology 1

Clipping of motocicleta.

#### Noun

moto f (plural motos)
* Clipping of motocicleta.; motorcycle

##### Derived terms

* como una moto
* moto de agua
* moto de nieve
* robamotos
* vendemotos
* vender la moto

### Etymology 2

From mojón.

#### Noun

moto m (plural motos)
* milestone
    Synonym: hito

### Further reading

* “moto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

From -ota.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

moto class III (plural mioto class IV)
* fire, flame
* energy, charge
* heat, temperature, warmth
* exertion, glowing
* zeal
* bruise, welts, marks

#### Derived terms

* motoni (“hell”)

## Tahitian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Maori moto)

### Verb

moto
* to strike with the fist, to punch, to box

### Noun

moto
* boxing
** traditional Tahitian combat boxing

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Oliver, Douglas L. (2019) Ancient Tahitian Society, University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 381

### Further reading

* Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
* “moto” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

## Tiruray
### Noun

moto
* (anatomy) eye

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English motor.

### Noun

moto
* motor

## Wutunhua
### Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩托 (mótuō), from English motor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [motʰo]

### Noun

moto
* motorcycle
** 2014, Wutun villagers, “Mani session 1”, in Interactive Inner Asia Project‎:men she moto-ge yek-li-zhe.There is a motorcycle outside the door.(Transcriptions have been standardized per Wiktionary:About Wutunhua.)