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English
Noun
moto (plural motos)Category:English lemmas#MOTOCategory:English nouns#MOTOCategory:English countable nouns#MOTOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- 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.
- American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982:
- (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.Category:English terms with quotations#MOTO
Derived terms
Verb
moto (third-person singular simple present motos, present participle motoing, simple past and past participle motoed)Category:English lemmas#MOTOCategory:English verbs#MOTOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Anagrams
Asturian
Noun
moto f (plural motos)Category:Asturian lemmas#MOTOCategory:Asturian nouns#MOTOCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Asturian feminine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)
Synonyms
Category:ast:Vehicles#MOTOBenga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Benga terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Benga terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Benga terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTOCategory:Benga terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
moto class 1 (plural bato)Category:Benga lemmas#MOTOCategory:Benga nouns#MOTOCategory:Benga entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Benga class 1 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- James Love Mackey, Mackey's Grammar of the Benga-Bantu Language, 1892, page 25
Boloki
Noun
motoCategory:Boloki lemmas#MOTOCategory:Boloki nouns#MOTOCategory:Boloki entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
moto f (plural motos)Category:Catalan lemmas#MOTOCategory:Catalan nouns#MOTOCategory:Catalan countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending#MOTOCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Catalan feminine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- bike (motorcycle)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “moto”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Chichewa
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò (“fire”), from Proto-BantuCategory:Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta (“to burn”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot- (“burn”)
Pronunciation
Noun
móto class 3Category:Chichewa lemmas#MOTOCategory:Chichewa nouns#MOTOCategory:Chichewa class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Chichewa entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Chichewa class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
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”)
- funthamoto (“to sleep by the fire”)
- 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 sazimitsa 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”)
- woyambitsa moto (“troublemaker”)
- 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
motoCategory:Chichewa lemmas#MOTOCategory:Chichewa interjections#MOTOCategory:Chichewa entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- (colloquialCategory:Chichewa colloquialisms#MOTO) Used to tell someone to drive faster or speed up.
References
- Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 335
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 tou4 / mou1 tou1
- Yale: móuh tòuh / mōu tōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 tou4 / mou1 tou1
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 tou4 / mou1 tou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ tʰou̯²¹/, /mou̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Interjection
motoCategory:Chinese lemmas#MOTOCategory:Chinese interjections#MOTOCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#MOTO, Internet slangCategory:Chinese internet slang#MOTO) used in situations where no image is provided in a post or thread
Czech
Alternative forms
- motto (more common)
Pronunciation
Noun
moto nCategory:Czech lemmas#MOTOCategory:Czech nouns#MOTOCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Czech neuter nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Category:Requests for inflections in Czech noun entries#MOTOCategory:Requests for inflections in Czech entries#MOTODuala
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Duala terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Duala terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Duala terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTOCategory:Duala terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
moto class 1 (plural bato)Category:Duala lemmas#MOTOCategory:Duala nouns#MOTOCategory:Duala entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Duala class 1 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- Paul Helmlinger, Dictionnaire Duala - Français (1972), page 628
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoto/, [ˈmo̞t̪o̞]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#MOTOCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTO
- Rhymes: -otoCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/oto#MOTOCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/oto/2 syllables#MOTO
- Syllabification(key): mo‧to
- Hyphenation(key): mo‧to
Etymology 1
Possibly from muoto.
Noun
motoCategory:Finnish lemmas#MOTOCategory:Finnish nouns#MOTOCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO (colloquialCategory:Finnish colloquialisms#MOTO)
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. | ||
Further reading
- “moto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
Syllabic abbreviation of monitoimikoneCategory:Finnish links with redundant target parameters#MOTOCategory:Finnish syllabic abbreviations#MOTO
Noun
motoCategory:Finnish lemmas#MOTOCategory:Finnish nouns#MOTOCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO (informalCategory:Finnish informal terms#MOTO)
- (forestryCategory:fi:Forestry#MOTO) 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. | ||
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French
Etymology
Shortened form of motocyclette
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.to/, /mo.to/Category:French 2-syllable words#MOTOCategory:French 2-syllable words#MOTOCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTO
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MOTOAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MOTOAudio (France (Paris)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MOTOAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MOTOAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MOTOAudio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MOTOAudio (France (Somain)): (file) - Rhymes: -oCategory:Rhymes:French/o#MOTOCategory:Rhymes:French/o/2 syllables#MOTO
Noun
moto f (plural motos)Category:French lemmas#MOTOCategory:French nouns#MOTOCategory:French countable nouns#MOTOCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:French feminine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Further reading
- “moto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Galician
Etymology
Noun
moto f (plural motos)Category:Galician lemmas#MOTOCategory:Galician nouns#MOTOCategory:Galician countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Galician nouns with irregular gender#MOTOCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Galician feminine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- bike (motorcycle)
Ido
Noun
motoCategory:Ido lemmas#MOTOCategory:Ido nouns#MOTOCategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO (plural moti)
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortened form of motocicletta.
Noun
moto f (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#MOTOCategory:Italian nouns#MOTOCategory:Italian countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#MOTOCategory:Italian nouns with irregular gender#MOTOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Italian feminine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Etymology 2
From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#MOTO mōtus.
Noun
moto m (plural moti)Category:Italian lemmas#MOTOCategory:Italian nouns#MOTOCategory:Italian countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Derived terms
Anagrams
Category:it:Motorcycles#MOTOCategory:it:Vehicles#MOTOJapanese
Romanization
motoCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#MOTOCategory:Japanese romanizations#MOTOCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#MOTOCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Javanese
Noun
motoCategory:Javanese lemmas#MOTOCategory:Javanese nouns#MOTOCategory:Javanese entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Latin
Pronunciation
Participle
mōtōCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#MOTOCategory:Latin participle forms#MOTOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Verb
mōtō (present infinitive mōtāre, perfect active mōtāvī, supine mōtātum)Category:Latin lemmas#MOTOCategory:Latin verbs#MOTOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO; first conjugation
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 1
See Lingala motu.
Noun
moto class 1 (plural bato class 2)Category:Lingala lemmas#MOTOCategory:Lingala nouns#MOTOCategory:Lingala class 1 nouns#MOTOCategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Lingala class 1 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from SwahiliCategory:Lingala terms borrowed from Swahili#MOTOCategory:Lingala terms derived from Swahili#MOTO moto.
Noun
moto class 3 (plural mioto class 4)Category:Lingala lemmas#MOTOCategory:Lingala nouns#MOTOCategory:Lingala class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Lingala class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Etymology 3
See Lingala motó.
Noun
motoCategory:Lingala lemmas#MOTOCategory:Lingala nouns#MOTOCategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- Thomas A. Akowuah (1996), Lingala - English/English - Lingala, Hippocrene Books, page 17
- Lumana Pashi, Alan Turnbull (1994), Lingala - English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, page 172
Makonde
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Makonde terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Makonde terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Makonde terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Makonde terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-.
Noun
moto class 3Category:Makonde lemmas#MOTOCategory:Makonde nouns#MOTOCategory:Makonde entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Makonde class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Category:kde:Fire#MOTOMalay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmo.t̪o]Category:Malay 2-syllable words#MOTOCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTO
- Hyphenation: mo‧to
Etymology 1
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Malay terms borrowed from English#MOTOCategory:Malay terms derived from English#MOTO motto, from ItalianCategory:Malay terms derived from Italian#MOTO motto (“a word, a saying”), from LatinCategory:Malay terms derived from Latin#MOTO muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c..
Noun
moto (Jawi spelling موتو, plural moto-moto or moto2)Category:Malay lemmas#MOTOCategory:Malay nouns#MOTOCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- motto, slogan[1]
- Synonyms: cogan, cogan kata, kata-kata keramat, kata-kata semboyan, slogan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Malay terms borrowed from English#MOTOCategory:Malay terms derived from English#MOTO motor, from Middle EnglishCategory:Malay terms derived from Middle English#MOTO motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from LatinCategory:Malay terms derived from Latin#MOTO mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).
Noun
moto (plural moto-moto or moto2)Category:Malay lemmas#MOTOCategory:Malay nouns#MOTOCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- ↑ “moto”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- "moto" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Māori
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#MOTOCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#MOTO *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Tahitian moto, Tongan moto and momoto)[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmɔtɔ]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTO
Verb
moto (passive motoa or motokia)Category:Māori lemmas#MOTOCategory:Māori verbs#MOTOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Noun
motoCategory:Māori lemmas#MOTOCategory:Māori nouns#MOTOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891), “moto”, in Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 254
- ↑ 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 551–9
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-BantuCategory:Mpoto terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Mpoto terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Mpoto terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Mpoto terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTOCategory:Mpoto terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-.
Noun
moto class 3Category:Mpoto lemmas#MOTOCategory:Mpoto nouns#MOTOCategory:Mpoto entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Mpoto class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Category:mpa:Fire#MOTOMwani
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Mwani terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Mwani terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Mwani terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Mwani terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-
Noun
moto class 3Category:Mwani lemmas#MOTOCategory:Mwani nouns#MOTOCategory:Mwani class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Mwani entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Mwani class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Mwera
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Mwera terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Mwera terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Mwera terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Mwera terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTOCategory:Mwera terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-.
Noun
moto class 3Category:Mwera lemmas#MOTOCategory:Mwera nouns#MOTOCategory:Mwera entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Mwera class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
Ultimately from EnglishCategory:Nigerian Pidgin terms derived from English#MOTO motor; see YorubaCategory:Nigerian Pidgin terms derived from Yoruba#MOTO mọ́tò, IgboCategory:Nigerian Pidgin terms derived from Igbo#MOTO moto, HausaCategory:Nigerian Pidgin terms derived from Hausa#MOTO mota.
Pronunciation
Noun
motoCategory:Nigerian Pidgin lemmas#MOTOCategory:Nigerian Pidgin nouns#MOTOCategory:Nigerian Pidgin entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- 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.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Norman entries#MOTO
Noun
moto m (plural motos)Category:Norman lemmas#MOTOCategory:Norman nouns#MOTOCategory:Norman entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Norman masculine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Synonyms
Category:nrf:Vehicles#MOTONyungwe
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Nyungwe terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Nyungwe terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Nyungwe terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Nyungwe terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-
Noun
moto class 3Category:Nyungwe lemmas#MOTOCategory:Nyungwe nouns#MOTOCategory:Nyungwe entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Nyungwe class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Clipping of motocicletaCategory:Portuguese clippings#MOTO.
Pronunciation
Noun
moto f (plural motos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MOTOCategory:Portuguese nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese nouns with irregular gender#MOTOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Etymology 2
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin#MOTOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#MOTO mōtus.
Pronunciation
Noun
moto m (plural motos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MOTOCategory:Portuguese nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Etymology 3
Alteration of mote;[1][2] compare also Italian motto.
Pronunciation
Noun
moto m (plural motos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MOTOCategory:Portuguese nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Etymology 4
Borrowed from NgungwelCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Ngungwel#MOTOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ngungwel#MOTO moto.
Pronunciation
Noun
moto m (plural motos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MOTOCategory:Portuguese nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- ↑ “moto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- ↑ “moto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Further reading
- “moto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Sena
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Sena terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Sena terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Sena terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Sena terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-.
Noun
moto class 3Category:Sena lemmas#MOTOCategory:Sena nouns#MOTOCategory:Sena entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Sena class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Category:seh:Fire#MOTOShambala
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Shambala terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Shambala terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò (“fire - zone G”), from *-jóta (“to warm oneself”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Shambala terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTOCategory:Shambala terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot- (“burn”).
Noun
moto class 3 (plural mioto)Category:Shambala lemmas#MOTOCategory:Shambala nouns#MOTOCategory:Shambala entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Shambala class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- August Seidel (1895), Handbuch der Shambala-sprache in Usambara, Deutsch-Ostafrika. Mit Texten, einem Shambala-Deutschen und einem Deutsch-Shambala-Wörterbuch, Dresden-Leipzig, pages 93, 116
Shona
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Shona terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Shona terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò (“fire”), from *-jóta (“to warm oneself”), from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Shona terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTOCategory:Shona terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot- (“burn (of a fire)”)
Noun
moto class 3Category:Shona lemmas#MOTOCategory:Shona nouns#MOTOCategory:Shona class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Shona entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Shona class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum, Harare College Press, pages 362, 818
Spanish
Alternative forms
- amoto (vehicle sense, nonstandard)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoto/ [ˈmo.t̪o]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#MOTOCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTO
- Rhymes: -otoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oto#MOTOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oto/2 syllables#MOTO
- Syllabification: mo‧to
Etymology 1
Clipping of motocicletaCategory:Spanish clippings#MOTO.
Noun
moto f (plural motos)Category:Spanish lemmas#MOTOCategory:Spanish nouns#MOTOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Spanish nouns with irregular gender#MOTOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Spanish feminine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From mojón.
Noun
moto m (plural motos)Category:Spanish lemmas#MOTOCategory:Spanish nouns#MOTOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#MOTOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Further reading
- “moto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Swahili terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-.
Pronunciation
Noun
moto class III (plural mioto class IV)Category:Swahili lemmas#MOTOCategory:Swahili nouns#MOTOCategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Swahili class III nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Derived terms
- motoni (“hell”)
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#MOTOCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#MOTO *moto (compare with Hawaiian moko, Māori moto)[1]
Verb
motoCategory:Tahitian lemmas#MOTOCategory:Tahitian verbs#MOTOCategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Noun
motoCategory:Tahitian lemmas#MOTOCategory:Tahitian nouns#MOTOCategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- ↑ 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 551–9
- ↑ Oliver, Douglas L. (2019), Ancient Tahitian Society, University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 381
Further reading
- Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
- “moto” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
Tiruray
Noun
motoCategory:Tiruray lemmas#MOTOCategory:Tiruray nouns#MOTOCategory:Tiruray entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Tok Pisin terms derived from English#MOTO motor.
Noun
motoCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#MOTOCategory:Tok Pisin nouns#MOTOCategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot-.
Noun
moto class 3Category:Tumbuka lemmas#MOTOCategory:Tumbuka nouns#MOTOCategory:Tumbuka class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Tumbuka class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Derived terms
- kamoto (“small fire”)
References
- William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, Central Africana Limited, pages 98, 205
Wutunhua
Etymology
Borrowed from MandarinCategory:Wutunhua terms borrowed from Mandarin#MOTOCategory:Wutunhua terms derived from Mandarin#MOTO 摩托 (mótuō), from EnglishCategory:Wutunhua terms derived from English#MOTO motor.
Pronunciation
Noun
motoCategory:Wutunhua lemmas#MOTOCategory:Wutunhua nouns#MOTOCategory:Wutunhua entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
- motorcycle
- 2014, Wutun villagers, “Mani session 1”, in Interactive Inner Asia Project:
- men she moto-ge yek-li-zhe.Category:Wutunhua terms with quotations#MOTO
- There is a motorcycle outside the door.
Yao (Africa)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Yao (Africa) terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Yao (Africa) terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-BantuCategory:Yao (Africa) terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Yao (Africa) terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot- (“burn”).
Noun
moto class 3 (plural moto or mioto)Category:Yao (Africa) lemmas#MOTOCategory:Yao (Africa) nouns#MOTOCategory:Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Yao (Africa) class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
References
- Chauncy Maples, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1888), Yao-English Vocabulary, Universities' Mission Press, page 68
- Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1889), Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 199
- Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 177
Zigula
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Zigula terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#MOTOCategory:Zigula terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *mʊ̀jótò (“fire - zone G”), from Proto-BantuCategory:Zigula terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MOTO *-jóta, potentially from Proto-Atlantic-CongoCategory:Zigula terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo#MOTO *-jot- (“burn”).
Noun
moto class 3Category:Zigula lemmas#MOTOCategory:Zigula nouns#MOTOCategory:Zigula entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Zigula class 3 nouns#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
Derived terms
- mta moto (“fireman”)
- mnima wa moto (“volcano”)
Etymology 2
Noun
motoCategory:Zigula lemmas#MOTOCategory:Zigula nouns#MOTOCategory:Zigula entries with incorrect language header#MOTOCategory:Pages with entries#MOTOCategory:Pages with 40 entries#MOTO
