motus
See also: mõtus
English
Noun
motus
- plural of motu
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From mot with a fanciful Latinisation in -us.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.tys/, /mo.tys/
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Interjection
motus
Derived terms
Further reading
- “motus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *mowetos. Perfect passive participle of moveō (“I move”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmoː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɔː.t̪us]
Participle
mōtus (feminine mōta, neuter mōtum); first/second-declension participle
- moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
- aroused, excited, begun, inspired, having been aroused
- troubled, concerned, tormented, having been troubled
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | mōtus | mōta | mōtum | mōtī | mōtae | mōta | |
| genitive | mōtī | mōtae | mōtī | mōtōrum | mōtārum | mōtōrum | |
| dative | mōtō | mōtae | mōtō | mōtīs | |||
| accusative | mōtum | mōtam | mōtum | mōtōs | mōtās | mōta | |
| ablative | mōtō | mōtā | mōtō | mōtīs | |||
| vocative | mōte | mōta | mōtum | mōtī | mōtae | mōta | |
Derived terms
Noun
mōtus m (genitive mōtūs); fourth declension
- A movement, motion.
- Synonyms: movimentum, agitatio
- (by extension) An advance, progress.
- (figuratively) A movement, operation, impulse, passion; disturbance; sensation; emotion
- (figuratively) A political movement, tumult, commotion, revolt, rebellion
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōtus | mōtūs |
| genitive | mōtūs | mōtuum |
| dative | mōtuī | mōtibus |
| accusative | mōtum | mōtūs |
| ablative | mōtū | mōtibus |
| vocative | mōtus | mōtūs |
Descendants
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: moto
- Borrowings:
- → Portuguese: moto
- ⇒ French: motile, ⇒ motilité
- → German: Motilität
- → English: motile, ⇒ motility
- → Portuguese: motilidade
- → Romanian: motilitate
References
- “motus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “motus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "motus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- motus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the regular courses of the stars: motus stellarum constantes et rati
- the emotions, feelings: animi motus, commotio, permotio
- to excite emotion: motus excitare in animo (opp. sedare, exstinguere)
- the regular courses of the stars: motus stellarum constantes et rati