motet

From French motet.

• Rhymes: -ɛt

motet (plural motets)

1. A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
   • 1987 December 27, Frank K. Owen, “It's True What They Say About Choir Boys”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 24, page 7:

     Singing their holiday concert from memory, the group sounded confident and expressive in pieces ranging from a medley of Barry Manilow songs to renaissance motets.

• motte, totem

motet

1. definite nominative/accusative plural of mot

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈtɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈtət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈtet]

motet m (plural motets)

1. (music) motet

motet c (singular definite motetten, plural indefinite motetter)

1. (music) motet

• “motet” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “motet” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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motet n (plural motetten)

1. (music) motet

From mot +‎ -et.

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.tɛ/

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motet m (plural motets)

1. (music) motet

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

mōtet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of mōtō

motet n

1. definite singular of mot

motet n

1. definite singular of mot

Internationalism; compare English motet, French motet, German Motette.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.tɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɔtɛt
• Syllabification: mo‧tet

motet m inan (diminutive motecik, related adjective motetowy)

1. motet (composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem)

• motet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• motet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• motet in PWN's encyclopedia

Borrowed from French motet.

motet n (plural motete)

1. (music) motet

motet

1. definite singular of mot

• tomte