moto

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English

Noun

moto (plural motos)

  1. 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.
  2. (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

Verb

moto (third-person singular simple present motos, present participle motoing, simple past and past participle motoed)

  1. To use or ride a moto (“n.”) (vehicle)
  2. Synonym of motor (“v.”) (ride a vehicle)

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

  1. motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)

Synonyms

Catalan

Etymology

Clipping of motocicleta.

Pronunciation

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

  1. bike (motorcycle)

Further reading

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmó.to/

Noun

móto class 3

  1. fire

Derived terms

  • akulu ndi mdambo mozimira moto (“disputes are referred to the elderly because of their ability to reconcile”)
  • anayatsa moto m'banja (“one has caused disagreement in the family”)
  • dya moto (“to perform excellently”)
  • kazima moto (“miniskirt”)
  • kolozera moto (“to stir up a rumour”)
  • koma ndiye uli pa moto (“you have problems”)
  • kwereza moto (“to increase speed, to hurry up”)
  • loŵa ku moto (“to sleep with a virgin whose hut was burnt”)
  • moto sazimista ndi moto womwe (“do not solve a problem by creating another problem”)
  • moto umalowera kumene kwatsala tchire (“problems go to the remaining side”)
  • moto wa m'tchire (“wildfire, spreading of news”)
  • moto wosazima (“eternal fire, hell, Gehenna”)
  • ndi moto (“to be very talkative and troublesome”)
  • nkhaniyi iyatsa moto (“this news will cause trouble”)
  • pali nthunzi pali moto (“everything has a source/beginning”)
  • psa moto (“to be on fire, to be aflame, to be ablaze, to be cooked”)
  • sonkha moto (“to start something”)
  • thira moto (“to cause trouble, to cause war”)
  • utsi sufuka popanda moto (“no smoke without fire”)
  • yamikira wamoto (“one should take the time to get to know people”)
  • yatsa moto (“to kindle a fire, to light a fire, to ignite”)

Interjection

moto

  1. (colloquial) Used to tell someone to drive faster or speed up.

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[2], Oxford University Press, page 335

Chinese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Interjection

moto

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

Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmoto]

Noun

moto n

  1. motto

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Duala

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

moto class 1 (plural bato)

  1. person, human being

References

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoto/, [ˈmo̞t̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧to
  • Hyphenation(key): mo‧to

Etymology 1

Possibly from muoto.

Noun

moto (colloquial)

  1. synonym of face, especially as a place to hit in a fight
    Synonyms: turpa, kuono
Declension
Inflection of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative moto motot
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
illative motoon motoihin
singular plural
nominative moto motot
accusative nom. moto motot
gen. moton
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
inessive motossa motoissa
elative motosta motoista
illative motoon motoihin
adessive motolla motoilla
ablative motolta motoilta
allative motolle motoille
essive motona motoina
translative motoksi motoiksi
abessive mototta motoitta
instructive — motoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

Etymology 2

Syllabic abbreviation of monitoimikone

Noun

moto (informal)

  1. (forestry) synonym of harvesteri (“harvester”)
Declension
Inflection of moto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative moto motot
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
illative motoon motoihin
singular plural
nominative moto motot
accusative nom. moto motot
gen. moton
genitive moton motojen
partitive motoa motoja
inessive motossa motoissa
elative motosta motoista
illative motoon motoihin
adessive motolla motoilla
ablative motolta motoilta
allative motolle motoille
essive motona motoina
translative motoksi motoiksi
abessive mototta motoitta
instructive — motoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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(key): /mɔ.to/
  • IPA(key): /mɔ.to/, /mo.to/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

  1. bike, motorbike (motorcycle)

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Clipping of motocicleta.

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

  1. bike (motorcycle)

Ido

Noun

moto (plural moti)

  1. motto, saying, maxim

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔto
  • Hyphenation: mò‧to

Etymology 1

Shortened form of motocicletta.

Noun

moto f (invariable)

  1. clipping of motocicletta; motorcycle

Etymology 2

From Latin mōtus.

Noun

moto m (plural moti)

  1. movement
  2. motion
  3. exercise
  4. uprising, revolt
Derived terms

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

moto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もと

Javanese

Noun

moto

  1. nonstandard spelling of mata

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

mōtō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mōtus

Verb

mōtō (present infinitive mōtāre, perfect active mōtāvī, supine mōtātum); first conjugation

  1. to set in motion
  2. to keep moving

Conjugation

   Conjugation of mōtō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mōtō mōtās mōtat mōtāmus mōtātis mōtant
imperfect mōtābam mōtābās mōtābat mōtābāmus mōtābātis mōtābant
future mōtābō mōtābis mōtābit mōtābimus mōtābitis mōtābunt
perfect mōtāvī mōtāvistī mōtāvit mōtāvimus mōtāvistis mōtāvērunt,
mōtāvēre
pluperfect mōtāveram mōtāverās mōtāverat mōtāverāmus mōtāverātis mōtāverant
future perfect mōtāverō mōtāveris mōtāverit mōtāverimus mōtāveritis mōtāverint
passive present mōtor mōtāris,
mōtāre 		mōtātur mōtāmur mōtāminī mōtantur
imperfect mōtābar mōtābāris,
mōtābāre 		mōtābātur mōtābāmur mōtābāminī mōtābantur
future mōtābor mōtāberis,
mōtābere 		mōtābitur mōtābimur mōtābiminī mōtābuntur
perfect mōtātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect mōtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect mōtātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mōtem mōtēs mōtet mōtēmus mōtētis mōtent
imperfect mōtārem mōtārēs mōtāret mōtārēmus mōtārētis mōtārent
perfect mōtāverim mōtāverīs mōtāverit mōtāverīmus mōtāverītis mōtāverint
pluperfect mōtāvissem mōtāvissēs mōtāvisset mōtāvissēmus mōtāvissētis mōtāvissent
passive present mōter mōtēris,
mōtēre 		mōtētur mōtēmur mōtēminī mōtentur
imperfect mōtārer mōtārēris,
mōtārēre 		mōtārētur mōtārēmur mōtārēminī mōtārentur
perfect mōtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect mōtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — mōtā — — mōtāte —
future — mōtātō mōtātō — mōtātōte mōtantō
passive present — mōtāre — — mōtāminī —
future — mōtātor mōtātor — — mōtantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present mōtāre mōtārī mōtāns —
future mōtātūrum esse mōtātum īrī mōtātūrus mōtandus
perfect mōtāvisse mōtātum esse — mōtātus
future perfect — mōtātum fore — —
perfect potential mōtātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
mōtandī mōtandō mōtandum mōtandō mōtātum mōtātū

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)

  1. person, man, human

Derived terms

Makonde

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmo.t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English motto, from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c..

Noun

moto (Jawi spelling موتو, plural moto-moto)

  1. motto, slogan[1]
    Synonyms: cogan, cogan kata, kata-kata keramat, kata-kata semboyan, slogan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English motor, from Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“I set in motion”).

Noun

moto (plural moto-moto)

  1. ellipsis of motosikal
  2. pronunciation spelling of motor

References

  1. ^ "moto" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Tahitian moto, Tongan moto and momoto)[1][2]

Verb

moto (passive motoa or motokia)

  1. to strike with the fist, to punch, to box
    Synonyms: meke, tuki

Noun

moto

  1. hit or blow with the fist, punch
    Synonym: meke

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 254
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

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.

Mpoto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire

Mwani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire

Mwera

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mò.to/

Noun

moto

  1. 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)

  1. (Guernsey, Jersey) car

Synonyms

Nyungwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Clipping of motocicleta.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

  1. motorcycle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mōtus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tu/

Noun

moto m (plural motos)

  1. movement, motion
  2. agitation, circulation, rotation
  3. shake

Etymology 3

Alteration of mote;[1][2] compare also Italian motto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tu/

Noun

moto m (plural motos)

  1. (art) artist's signature
  2. (heraldry) motto

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Ngungwel moto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tu/

Noun

moto m (plural motos)

  1. (Mozambique) fire; light

References

  1. ^ “moto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “moto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Sena

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmo.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Syllabification: mo‧to

Etymology 1

Clipping of motocicleta.

Noun

moto f (plural motos)

  1. clipping of motocicleta; motorcycle
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From mojón.

Noun

moto m (plural motos)

  1. milestone
    Synonym: hito

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Pronunciation

Noun

moto class III (plural mioto class IV)

  1. fire, flame
  2. energy, charge
  3. heat, temperature, warmth
  4. exertion, glowing
  5. zeal
  6. bruise, welts, marks

Derived terms

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Maori moto)[1]

Verb

moto

  1. to strike with the fist, to punch, to box

Noun

moto

  1. boxing
    1. traditional Tahitian combat boxing[2]

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  2. ^ Oliver, Douglas L. (2019) Ancient Tahitian Society, University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 381

Further reading

Tiruray

Noun

moto

  1. (anatomy) eye

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English motor.

Noun

moto

  1. motor

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire

Derived terms

Wutunhua

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [motʰo]

Noun

moto

  1. motorcycle
    • 2014, Wutun villagers, “Mani session 1”, in Interactive Inner Asia Project‎[4]:
      men she moto-ge yek-li-zhe.
      There is a motorcycle outside the door.
      (Transcriptions have been standardized per Wiktionary:Wutunhua entry guidelines.)

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot-.

Noun

moto class 3

  1. fire
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