# мотив
## Macedonian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin motivus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɔtif]

### Noun

мотив • (motiv) m
* motive
* motif

#### Declension
## Russian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Motiv or directly from French motif. Ultimately from Latin mōtīvus.
Compare typologically Russian подви́гнуть (podvígnutʹ), сподви́гнуть (spodvígnutʹ), дви́житель (dvížitelʹ) akin to дви́гать (dvígatʹ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɐˈtʲif]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

моти́в • (motív) m inan (genitive моти́ва, nominative plural моти́вы, genitive plural моти́вов, diminutive моти́вчик)
* tune
* motive, motif
* motive, cause, reason (that which incites to action)

#### Synonyms

* напе́в (napév), мело́дия (melódija)
* иде́я (idéja), лейтмоти́в (lejtmotív)
* те́ма (téma), сюже́т (sjužét)
* по́вод (póvod), причи́на (pričína), побужде́ние (pobuždénije)
* до́вод (dóvod)

#### Related terms

(motive, cause, reason):
* мотива́тор m (motivátor), демотива́тор m (demotivátor)
* мотива́ция f (motivácija), демотива́ция f (demotivácija)
* мотиви́ровать impf or pf (motivírovatʹ), демотиви́ровать impf or pf (demotivírovatʹ)
** мотивиро́вка f (motiviróvka)
(tune; motive, motif):
* лейтмоти́в m (lejtmotív)

#### Descendants

* Armenian: մոտիվ (motiv)
* Azerbaijani: motiv
* Georgian: მოტივი (moṭivi)
* Ossetian: моти́в (motív)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мотив”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “мотив”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 544
* Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2007), “мотив”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), number 10 (М), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN, page 331

### Further reading

* Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “мотив”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mǒtiːʋ/
* Hyphenation: мо‧тив

### Noun

мо̀тӣв f (Latin spelling mòtīv)
* motive (incentive to act)
* motif

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French motif, from Latin mōtīvus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɔˈtɪu̯]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

моти́в • (motýv) m inan (genitive моти́ву, nominative plural моти́ви, genitive plural моти́вів)
* motive, reason (an incentive to act in a particular way)
    Synonym: підста́ва f (pidstáva)
* motive (something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour)
* (music, art) motif

#### Related terms

* мотиваці́йний (motyvacíjnyj)
* мотива́ція f (motyvácija)
* мотивува́льний (motyvuválʹnyj)
* мотивува́ти impf or pf (motyvuváty)

### References

* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “мотив”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мотив”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “мотив”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мотив”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мотив”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “мотив”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “мотив”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “мотив”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)