motor

See also:Motorandmotör

English

EnglishWikipediahas articles on:

Motor (disambiguation)andMotor

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishmotour(“controller,prime mover;God”),fromLatinmōtor(“mover;that whichmovessomething”),frommōtō(“I set in motion”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈməʊtə/
(General American)IPA^(key):/ˈmoʊtəɹ/,[ˈmoʊɾɚ]
Audio(US): (file)
Hyphenation:mo‧tor
Rhymes:-əʊtə(ɹ)

Noun

motor(pluralmotors)

Amachineordevicethatconvertsotherenergyforms intomechanicalenergy, orimparts motion.
(colloquial)Amotor car,orautomobile,even a goods vehicle.
Nicemotor!
- 1907August,Robert W[illiam] Chambers,“His Own People”, inThe Younger Set,New York, N.Y.:D. Appleton & Company,→OCLC,page 6:
  It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue;motor,brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.
- 1918,Edith Wharton,chapter I, inThe Marne,New York, N.Y.:D[aniel] Appleton and Company,→OCLC,page 1:
  Every since the age of six Troy Belknap of New York had embarked for Europe every June on the fastest steamer of one of the most expensive lines. With his family he had descended at the dock from a large noiselessmotor,had kissed his father good-bye, turned back to shake hands with the chauffeur (a particular friend), and trotted up the gang-plank behind his mother's maid, [...]
- 1929,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,When the World Screamed‎^[1]:
  'However, you go and try your luck and see how you like it.' With that he flung himself into hismotorand was off.
- 1936,F.J. Thwaites,chapter XXII, inThe Redemption,Sydney: H. John Edwards, published1940,page214:
  The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare ofmotorhorns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.
- 1944November and December, T. F. Cameron, “Motor and Cartage Working”, inRailway Magazine,page338:
  Goodsmotorsfor which "A" licences are held are free to operate anywhere, to pick up the most remunerative traffic, and the points between which the best back loads are available.
(figuratively)A source of power for something; aninspiration;a driving force.
Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
(Christianity,archaic,poetic)The controller orprime moverof the universe;God.
(prison slang)The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis ofpruno,or "prison wine".
Synonym:kicker

Alternative forms

motour(obsolete)

Synonyms

engine

Derived terms

Related terms

motoric

Descendants

→Persian:موتر(môtar)
→Japanese:モーター(mōtā)
→Korean:모터(moteo)
→Burmese:မော်တော်(mautau)
→Hausa:mōtā̀
→Nupe:mátò
→Yoruba:mọ́tò
→Shanghainese:Môtơ／Môtơ(mo⁶-da⁶)
- →Chinese:Môtơ／Môtơ(mǎ dá)
→Tibetan:མོ་ཊ(mo ṭa)

Translations

machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy

Afrikaans:motor(af),enjin
Albanian:motor(sq)m
Arabic:مُحَرِّك(ar)m(muḥarrik),مُوتُورm(mutūr)
Armenian:շարժիչ(hy)(šaržičʻ)
Azerbaijani:motor,mühərrik(az)
Belarusian:рухаві́кm(ruxavík),мато́рm(matór)
Bengali:মোটর(bn)(mōṭor),ইঞ্জিন(bn)(injin)
Bulgarian:мото́р(bg)m(motór),дви́гател(bg)m(dvígatel)
Burmese:အင်ဂျင်(my)(anggyang)
Catalan:motor(ca)m
Chinese:
Cantonese:Môtơ／Môtơ(maa⁵daat⁶),Motor(mo¹tok³),Động cơ(jan⁵king⁴),Động cơ／Động cơ(faat³dung⁶gei¹),Động cơ điện／Động cơ điện(din⁶dung⁶gei¹)(electric)

Mandarin:Môtơ／Môtơ(zh)(mǎdá),Motor(zh)(mótuō),Động cơ(zh)(yǐnqíng),Động cơ／Động cơ(zh)(fādòngjī),Động cơ điện／Động cơ điện(zh)(diàndòngjī)(electric)
Cornish:jynnm
Czech:motor(cs)m
Danish:motor(da)c
Dutch:motor(nl)m
Esperanto:motoro
Estonian:mootor
Faroese:motorurm
Finnish:moottori(fi)
French:moteur(fr)m
Georgian:ძრავა(ʒrava),მოტორი(moṭori)
German:Motor(de)m,Triebwerk(de)n,Antrieb(de)m
Greek:μηχανή(el)f(michaní),κινητήρας(el)m(kinitíras)
Greenlandic:motoori
Hebrew:מָנוֹעַ(he)m(manóa)
Hindi:मोटर(hi)f(moṭar),इंजन(hi)m(iñjan)
Hungarian:motor(hu)
Hunsrik:Motoerm
Icelandic:mótor(is)
Ido:motoro(io)
Indonesian:motor(id),mesin(id),enjin(id)
Interlingua:motor
Irish:mótarm
Italian:motore(it)m
Japanese:モーター(ja)(mōtā),エンジン(ja)(enjin),Cơ quan(ja)(きかん, kikan),Máy móc(ja)(きかい, kikai),Phát động cơ(ja)(はつどうき, hatsudōki),Động cơ(ja)(げんどうき, kendōki),エンジン(ja)(enjin)
Kazakh:мотор(kk)(motor),қозғалтқыш(qozğaltqyş)
Khmer:ម៉ូតូ(moutou),ម៉ាស៊ីន(km)(maasɨn)
Korean:모터(ko)(moteo),기관( cơ quan )(ko)(gigwan),엔진(ko)(enjin)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish:motor(ku),makîne(ku)
Kyrgyz:мотор(ky)(motor),кыймылдаткыч(kıymıldatkıc)
Lao:ຍົນ(lo)(nyon),ມໍເຕີ(mǭ tœ̄)
Latvian:dzinējsm,motorsm
Lithuanian:variklism,motorasm
Lü:ᦝᦱᧉᦎᦳᧂᧈᦋᦲᧈ(faa²ṫung¹tsii¹)
Macedonian:мотор(mk)m(motor)
Malay:motor(ms),enjin(ms),enjin(ms)
Maltese:muturm,^{(pleaseverify)}magnaf{2}
Manx:please add this translation if you can
Maori:pūkaha,initia,iniana,mīhini(mi)
Mirandese:motorm
Mongolian:
Cyrillic:хөдөлгүүр(mn)(xödölgüür),мотор(mn)(motor)
Navajo:atsiitsʼiin
Nepali:मोटर(ne)(moṭar)
Norman:engînm(Jersey)
Northern Sami:mohtor
Norwegian:
Bokmål:motor(no)m

Nynorsk:motorm
Pashto:انجن(ps)m(enjǝn),ماشينm(māšin)
Persian:
Dari:موتَر(mōtar)

Iranian Persian:موتور(phát)(motor),مُحَرِّک(moharrek)
Plautdietsch:Inzhenm
Polish:silnik(pl)m
Portuguese:motor(pt)m
Romanian:motor(ro)n
Russian:мото́р(ru)m(motór),дви́гатель(ru)m(dvígatelʹ)
Scottish Gaelic:motarm
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic:мо̀то̄рm

Roman:mòtōr(sh)m
Slovak:motorm
Slovene:motor(sl)m
Spanish:motor(es)m
Swedish:motor(sv)c
Tajik:муҳаррик(muharrik),мотор(motor)
Tatar:йөрткеч(tt)(yörtkeç),мотор(motor)
Telugu:యంత్రము(te)(yantramu)
Thai:มอเตอร์(th)(mɔɔ-dtə̂ə),เครื่องยนต์(th)(krʉ̂ʉang-yon)
Tibetan:ཤེད་འཕྲུལ(shed 'phrul)
Turkish:motor(tr)
Turkmen:motor,dwigatel
Ukrainian:мото́р(uk)m(motór),двигу́н(uk)m(dvyhún)
Urdu:موٹَرf(moṭar),اِنْجَنm(injan)
Uyghur:ماتور(mator),موتور(motor)
Uzbek:motor(uz),muharrik,dvigatel(uz)
Vietnamese:động cơ(vi)(Động cơ),mô-tơ(vi)
Welsh:modur(cy)m
White Hmong:please add this translation if you can
Yiddish:מאָטאָרm(motor)
Zhuang:fazdunggih

colloquial: motor car—see alsoautomobile

Dutch:motorrijtuig(nl)n
Hausa:mōtā̀(ha)
Italian:macchina(it)f,auto(it)m,autovettura(it)f
Nupe:mátò
Portuguese:motor(pt)m
Spanish:motor(es)m
Telugu:చిన్న కారు(cinna kāru)
Yoruba:mọ́tò

figuratively: source of power; driving force

Bulgarian:дви́жеща си́лаf(dvížešta síla)
Finnish:moottori(fi)
Russian:дви́житель(ru)m(dvížitelʹ),дви́жущая си́ла(ru)f(dvížuščaja síla)

protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work

Finnish:moottoriproteiini

Christianity: controller or prime mover of the universe—see alsoGod

fermenting mass of fruit

Adjective

motor(notcomparable)

(biology)Relating to theabilityto move.
She has excellentmotorskills.
(Should wedelete⁽⁺⁾this sense?)(especiallyBritish)Relating tomotor cars.
Motorinsurance is expensive for youngsters.
(nautical)Propelled by aninternal combustion engine(as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).
- 1915June, “Many Yachts to Go in Commission”, inThe American Marine Engineer:
  Amotoryacht for its size has about 30 per cent more accommodations than a steamer of the same size.

Derived terms

Translations

biology: relating to ability to move

Afrikaans:motories
Bulgarian:двигателен(dvigatelen)
Catalan:motor(ca)
Czech:motorický
Finnish:motorinen(fi)
Greek:κινητικός(el)(kinitikós)
Irish:luaileach
Italian:motorio(it)
Maori:whakaneke
Portuguese:motor(pt)m
Spanish:motor(es)
Swedish:motorisk(sv)

relating to motor cars

Bulgarian:автомобилен(avtomobilen)
Finnish:ajoneuvo-(fi),moottori-(fi)
Russian:автомоби́льный(ru)(avtomobílʹnyj)
Swedish:bil-

nautical: propelled by an internal combustion engine

Bulgarian:моторен(motoren)
Finnish:moottori-(fi)
Russian:мото́рный(ru)(motórnyj)
Swedish:motor-

Verb

motor(third-person singular simple presentmotors,present participlemotoring,simple past and past participlemotored)

(dated)To make a journey by motor vehicle; todrive.
Synonym:moto

On Saturday wemotoreddown to Plymouth.
- 1944November and December, T. F. Cameron, “Motor and Cartage Working”, inRailway Magazine,pages336–337:
  The practice used to be for such consignments to be loaded as tranships to the large centre, but this involved rather slow transits, and to a considerable extent these consignments are nowmotoredto the large centre, and in the average case the transit is improved by a day.
(transitive,aviation)To rotate ajet engineorturbopropusing the engine'sstarter,without introducingfuelinto the engine.
During startup, the engine should bemotoredfor 20 to 30 seconds to allow the shafts to straighten out, as they may have become bowed under their own weight while the airplane was sitting on the ground.
(informal,figurative)Toprogressat a brisk pace.
Sales were slow at first, but now things are reallymotoring.
- 2023November 15, Ian Prosser talks to Stefanie Foster, “A healthy person is a more productive person”, inRAIL,number996,page34:
  More recently, ORR has been developing its knowledge and skills in cyber and digital security. Prosser says this is really "motoring".
(slang)Toleave.
I gottamotor.

Translations

to make a journey by motor vehicle—see alsodrive

Finnish:autoilla(fi)

informal: to move at a brisk pace

Finnish:mennä kovaa,mennä lujaa

slang: to leave

Finnish:liueta(fi)

References

Motor Neurons at Motor Unitson Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“motor”,inOneLook Dictionary Search.
“motor”,inThe Century Dictionary[…],New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,1911,→OCLC.

Anagrams

morto

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishmotor,comparemotor car,fromLatinmōtor.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈmʊə̯.tər/
Audio: (file)

Noun

motor(pluralmotors,diminutivemotortjie)

car,automobile
Synonym:kar
engine,motor

Derived terms

References

^G.J. van Wyk,Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans,2003, Stellenbosch.

Asturian

Noun

motorm(pluralmotores)

engine,motor(mechanical device)

Catalan

Etymology

BorrowedfromLatinmōtōrem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):(Central)[muˈtor]
IPA^(key):(Balearic,Valencia)[moˈtor]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-oɾ

Adjective

motor(femininemotora,masculine pluralmotors,feminine pluralmotores)ormotor(femininemotriu,masculine pluralmotors,feminine pluralmotrius)

motor

Noun

motorm(pluralmotors)

motor

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/moˈtoɾ/ [moˈt̪oɾ̪]
Hyphenation:mo‧tor

Etymology 1

Borrowed fromSpanishmotor.

Noun

motór

motor;engine

Etymology 2

Noun

motór

Clipping ofmotorsiklo.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:motor.

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	мотор
Roman

Pronunciation

Hyphenation:mo‧tor

Noun

motor

engine,motor

Declension

Declension ofmotor
	singular	plural
nominative	motor	motorlar
genitive	motornıñ	motorlarnıñ
dative	motorğa	motorlarğa
accusative	motornı	motorlarnı
locative	motorda	motorlarda
ablative	motordan	motorlardan

Derived terms

motorlı

References

“motor”,inLuğatçıq(in Russian)

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈmotor]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-otor

Noun

motorminan

engine,motor

Declension

Declension ofmotor(hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	motor	motory
genitive	motoru	motorů
dative	motoru	motorům
accusative	motor	motory
vocative	motore	motory
locative	motoru	motorech
instrumental	motorem	motory

Derived terms

Related terms

Seemotiv

Danish

DanishWikipediahas an article on:

motor

Wikipedia^da

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/moːtɔr/,[ˈmoːtˢɒ]

Noun

motorc(singular definitemotoren,plural indefinitemotorer)

motor,engine

Inflection

Declension ofmotor

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	motor	motoren	motorer	motorerne
genitive	motors	motorens	motorers	motorernes

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishmotor,fromLatinmotor.In the sense “motorbike”motorwas originally short formotorrijwielormotorfiets.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈmoːtɔr/,/ˈmoːtər/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-oːtɔr,-oːtər
Hyphenation:mo‧tor

Noun

motorm(pluralmotorenormotors,diminutivemotortjen)

engine(mechanical device)
motorbike
Synonyms:motorfiets,motorrijwiel

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→Aukan:muntolu
→Caribbean Hindustani:motar
→Caribbean Javanese:montor
→Indonesian:motor
→Trió:monturu

Hungarian

Etymology

FromEnglishmotororGermanMotor,fromLatinmōtor,mōtō(“I set in motion”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈmotor]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:mo‧tor
Rhymes:-or

Noun

motor(pluralmotorok)

engine,motor(a machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion; the part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion)
(figurative)powerhouse(any source of power, energy or strength)
motorbike,motorcycle(an open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels)
Synonyms:motorbicikli,motorkerékpár

Declension

Inflection (stem in-o-,back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	motor	motorok
accusative	motort	motorokat
dative	motornak	motoroknak
instrumental	motorral	motorokkal
causal-final	motorért	motorokért
translative	motorrá	motorokká
terminative	motorig	motorokig
essive-formal	motorként	motorokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	motorban	motorokban
superessive	motoron	motorokon
adessive	motornál	motoroknál
illative	motorba	motorokba
sublative	motorra	motorokra
allative	motorhoz	motorokhoz
elative	motorból	motorokból
delative	motorról	motorokról
ablative	motortól	motoroktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	motoré	motoroké
non-attributive possessive - plural	motoréi	motorokéi

Possessive formsofmotor
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	motorom	motorjaim
2nd person sing.	motorod	motorjaid
3rd person sing.	motorja	motorjai
1st person plural	motorunk	motorjaink
2nd person plural	motorotok	motorjaitok
3rd person plural	motorjuk	motorjaik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

^Tótfalusi, István.Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára(’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005.→ISBN

Indonesian

IndonesianWikipediahas an article on:

motor

Wikipedia^id

Etymology

Borrowed fromDutchmotor,fromEnglishmotor,fromLatinmotor.In the sense “motorbike”or "motorcycle",motorwas originally short formotorrijwielormotorfiets.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈmotɔr]
Hyphenation:mo‧tor

Noun

motor(first-person possessivemotorku,second-person possessivemotormu,third-person possessivemotornya)

engine
Synonyms:enjin,mesin
(informal)motorcycle
Synonyms:honda,sepeda motor
(figuratively)important personinorganization.

Derived terms

Interlingua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/moˈtor/

Noun

motor(pluralmotores)

motor

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈmoː.tor/,[ˈmoːt̪ɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈmo.tor/,[ˈmɔːt̪or]

Noun

mōtorm(genitivemōtōris);third declension

mover;that whichmovessomething

Declension

Third-declensionnoun.

	singular	plural
nominative	mōtor	mōtōrēs
genitive	mōtōris	mōtōrum
dative	mōtōrī	mōtōribus
accusative	mōtōrem	mōtōrēs
ablative	mōtōre	mōtōribus
vocative	mōtor	mōtōrēs

Verb

mōtor

first-person singular present passive indicativeofmōtō

References

“motor”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
motorinGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

NorwegianWikipediahas an article on:

motor

Wikipedia^no

Noun

motorm(definite singularmotoren,indefinite pluralmotorer,definite pluralmotorene)

engine,motor

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian NynorskWikipediahas an article on:

motor

Wikipediaⁿⁿ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/mutur/
IPA^(key):/mutːur/(dialectal)

Noun

motorm(definite singularmotoren,indefinite pluralmotorar,definite pluralmotorane)

engine,motor

Derived terms

Polish

PolishWikipediahas an article on:

motor

Wikipedia^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowingfromLatinmōtor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈmɔ.tɔr/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-ɔtɔr
Syllabification:mo‧tor

Noun

motorminan(diminutivemotorek)

(colloquial)motorcycle
Synonyms:(archaic)autocykl,motocykl
engine
Synonym:silnik

Declension

Declension ofmotor

	singular	plural
nominative	motor	motory
genitive	motoru	motorów
dative	motorowi	motorom
accusative	motor	motory
instrumental	motorem	motorami
locative	motorze	motorach
vocative	motorze	motory

Derived terms

adjective

motorowy

noun

motorniczy

Portuguese

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchmoteur,fromLatinmōtōrem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil)IPA^(key):/moˈtoʁ/[moˈtoh]
- (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/moˈtoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/moˈtoʁ/[moˈtoχ]
- (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/moˈtoɻ/

(Portugal)IPA^(key):/muˈtoɾ/
- (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/muˈto.ɾi/

Rhymes:-oʁ,-oɾ
Hyphenation:mo‧tor

Adjective

motor(femininemotora,masculine pluralmotores,feminine pluralmotoras)

motive

Noun

motorm(pluralmotores)

motor
engine

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchmoteur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/moˈtor/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-or
Hyphenation:mo‧tor

Noun

motorn(pluralmotoare)

Declension

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	motor	motorul	motoare	motoarele
genitive-dative	motor	motorului	motoare	motoarelor
vocative	motorule		motoarelor

Related terms

References

motorinDEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române(Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

FromLatinmotor.

Noun

mòtōrm(Cyrillic spellingмо̀то̄р)

Declension

Declension ofmotor

	singular	plural
nominative	mòtōr	motori
genitive	motóra	motora
dative	motoru	motorima
accusative	motor	motore
vocative	motoru / motore	motori
locative	motoru	motorima
instrumental	motorom	motorima

Derived terms

mòtōrnī

Slovene

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/móːtɔr/

Noun

mọ̑torminan

engine

Inflection

Thediacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal.If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	mótor
gen. sing.	mótorja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	mótor	mótorja	mótorji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	mótorja	mótorjev	mótorjev
dative (dajȃlnik)	mótorju	mótorjema	mótorjem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	mótor	mótorja	mótorje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	mótorju	mótorjih	mótorjih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	mótorjem	mótorjema	mótorji

Spanish

Etymology

FromLatinmotor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/moˈtoɾ/[moˈt̪oɾ]
Audio(Colombia): (file)
Rhymes:-oɾ
Syllabification:mo‧tor

Adjective

motor(femininemotora,masculine pluralmotores,feminine pluralmotoras)

moving
- 1915,Julio Vicuña Cifuentes,Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena,page14:
  debilidad de los miembrosmotores
  (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

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Noun

motorm(pluralmotores)

motor(mechanical device)
(mechanics)engine
(figuratively)driving force,driver,mover
(figuratively)powerhouse
(computing)backend,back end

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→Ye'kwana:motode

Swedish

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motor

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Audio: (file)

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motorc

engine,motor

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Declension ofmotor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	motor	motors
singular	definite	motorn	motorns
plural	indefinite	motorer	motorers
plural	definite	motorerna	motorernas

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morot

Tagalog

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(Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/moˈtoɾ/[moˈt̪oɾ]
Rhymes:-oɾ
Syllabification:mo‧tor

Etymology 1

BorrowedfromSpanishmotor.

Noun

motór(Baybayin spellingᜋᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

motor;engine
Synonym:makina

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motór(Baybayin spellingᜋᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

Clipping ofmotorsiklo.

Turkish

Alternative forms

motör(obsolete)

Etymology

FromFrenchmoteurm,fromLatinmōtorm(“mover”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/moˈtoɾ/
Audio: (file)

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motor(definite accusativemotoru,pluralmotorlar)

engine(mechanical device)
(colloquial)amotorcycle

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motor

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motoru

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motor

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Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	motorum	motorlarım
2nd singular	motorun	motorların
3rd singular	motoru	motorları
1st plural	motorumuz	motorlarımız
2nd plural	motorunuz	motorlarınız
3rd plural	motorları	motorları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	motorumu	motorlarımı
2nd singular	motorunu	motorlarını
3rd singular	motorunu	motorlarını
1st plural	motorumuzu	motorlarımızı
2nd plural	motorunuzu	motorlarınızı
3rd plural	motorlarını	motorlarını
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	Singular	Plural
1st singular	motoruma	motorlarıma
2nd singular	motoruna	motorlarına
3rd singular	motoruna	motorlarına
1st plural	motorumuza	motorlarımıza
2nd plural	motorunuza	motorlarınıza
3rd plural	motorlarına	motorlarına
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	Singular	Plural
1st singular	motorumda	motorlarımda
2nd singular	motorunda	motorlarında
3rd singular	motorunda	motorlarında
1st plural	motorumuzda	motorlarımızda
2nd plural	motorunuzda	motorlarınızda
3rd plural	motorlarında	motorlarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	motorumdan	motorlarımdan
2nd singular	motorundan	motorlarından
3rd singular	motorundan	motorlarından
1st plural	motorumuzdan	motorlarımızdan
2nd plural	motorunuzdan	motorlarınızdan
3rd plural	motorlarından	motorlarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	motorumun	motorlarımın
2nd singular	motorunun	motorlarının
3rd singular	motorunun	motorlarının
1st plural	motorumuzun	motorlarımızın
2nd plural	motorunuzun	motorlarınızın
3rd plural	motorlarının	motorlarının

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motorlu,motörlü(“motorized”)

Venetan

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CompareItalianmotore

Noun

motorm(pluralmotori)ormotorm(pluralmoturi)

motor,engine

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly a shortening ofDutchmotorboot(“motorboat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈmo.t̪or/

Noun

motor

motorboat

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2],Pacific linguistics

[1] G.J. van Wyk,Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans,2003, Stellenbosch.

[2] Tótfalusi, István.Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára(’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005.→ISBN

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