motor
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mōtō (“I set in motion”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊtɚ/
- Hyphenation: mo‧tor
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
motor (plural motors)
- A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
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(colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.
- Nice motor!
- 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326, 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, in The Marne, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, OCLC 297181, 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 noiseless motor, 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 his motor and was off.
- (figuratively) A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
- Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
- (Christianity, archaic, poetic) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
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(prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
- Synonym: kicker
Alternative forms[edit]
- motour (obsolete)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- crate motor
- electric motor
- linear motor
- monomotor
- motorbike
- motor boat, motorboat
- motor caravan
- motorcycle
- motorcyclist
- motor home, motorhome
- motorise
- motorist
- motorjet
- motor oil
- motorphone
- motor scooter
- motor ship
- motor spirit
- motor trade
- motor unit
- motor vehicle
- motor vessel
- outboard motor
- railmotor, rail-motor
- rocket motor
- shaded-pole motor
- traction motor
- trimotor
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Persian: موتر (môtar)
- → Japanese: モーター (mōtā)
- → Burmese: မော်တော် (mautau)
- → Hausa: mōtā̀
- → Nupe: mátò
- → Yoruba: mọ́tò
Translations[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
motor (not comparable)
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(biology) Relating to the ability to move.
- She has excellent motor skills.
- Relating to motor cars.
- Motor insurance is expensive for youngsters.
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(nautical) Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).
- 1915 June, “Many Yachts to Go in Commission”, in The American Marine Engineer:
- A motor yacht for its size has about 30 per cent more accommodations than a steamer of the same size.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
motor (third-person singular simple present motors, present participle motoring, simple past and past participle motored)
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(dated) To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
- On Saturday we motored down to Plymouth.
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(transitive, aviation) To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
- During startup, the engine should be motored for 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.
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(informal) To move at a brisk pace.
- Sales were slow at first, but now things are really motoring.
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(slang) To leave.
- I gotta motor.
Translations[edit]
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References[edit]
- Motor Neurons at Motor Units on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- motor at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “motor” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English motor, compare motor car, from Latin mōtor.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor (plural motors, diminutive motortjie)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ G.J. van Wyk, Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans, 2003, Stellenbosch.
Asturian[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m (plural motores)
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /moˈto/
- (Central) IPA(key): /muˈtor/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /moˈtoɾ/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oɾ
Adjective[edit]
motor (feminine motora, masculine plural motors, feminine plural motores) or motor (feminine motriu, masculine plural motors, feminine plural motrius)
Noun[edit]
motor m (plural motors)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “motor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “motor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “motor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “motor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
motór
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
motór
- Clipping of motorsiklo.
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:motor.
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m inan
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- See motiv
Further reading[edit]
- motor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- motor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor c (singular definite motoren, plural indefinite motorer)
Inflection[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | motor | motoren | motorer | motorerne |
genitive | motors | motorens | motorers | motorernes |
Derived terms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English motor, from Latin motor. In the sense “motorbike” motor was originally short for motorrijwiel or motorfiets.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m (plural motoren or motors, diminutive motortje n)
- engine (mechanical device)
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motorbike
- Synonyms: motorfiets, motorrijwiel
Derived terms[edit]
- benzinemotor
- buitenboordmotor
- crossmotor
- dieselmotor
- elektromotor
- hulpmotor
- middenmotor
- motoragent
- motorbende
- motorbrigade
- motorclub
- motorcoureur
- motorengel
- motorfiets
- motormuis
- motorrijder
- motorrijwiel
- motorvoertuig
- politiemotor
- straalmotor
- stuntmotor
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: motor
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English motor or German Motor, from Latin mōtor, mōtō (“I set in motion”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor (plural motorok)
- 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)
- (figuratively) powerhouse (any source of power, energy or strength)
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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[edit]
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 forms of motor | ||
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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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
Further reading[edit]
- motor in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch motor, from English motor, from Latin motor. In the sense “motorbike” or "motorcycle", motor was originally short for motorrijwiel or motorfiets.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor (first-person possessive motorku, second-person possessive motormu, third-person possessive motornya)
- engine
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(informal) motorcycle
- Synonyms: honda, sepeda motor
- (figuratively) important person in organization.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “motor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor (plural motores)
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mōtor m (genitive mōtōris); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | mōtor | mōtōrēs |
Genitive | mōtōris | mōtōrum |
Dative | mōtōrī | mōtōribus |
Accusative | mōtōrem | mōtōrēs |
Ablative | mōtōre | mōtōribus |
Vocative | mōtor | mōtōrēs |
Verb[edit]
mōtor
References[edit]
- motor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- motor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m (definite singular motoren, indefinite plural motorer, definite plural motorene)
Derived terms[edit]
- bensinmotor
- bilmotor
- boksermotor, boxermotor
- dieselmotor
- elektromotor
- elmotor
- forbrenningsmotor
- induksjonsmotor
- jetmotor
- lineærmotor
- motorbåt
- motorkjøretøy
- motorolje
- motorrom
- motorsag
- motorskip
- motorsykkel
- motorsyklist
- motorvei
- motorvogn
- påhengsmotor
- rekkemotor
- startmotor
- søkemotor
- totaktsmotor
- utenbordsmotor
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m (definite singular motoren, indefinite plural motorar, definite plural motorane)
Derived terms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m inan (diminutive motorek)
- (colloquial) motorcycle
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engine
- Synonym: silnik
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- motor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- motor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French moteur, from Latin motor.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
motor m (feminine singular motora, masculine plural motores, feminine plural motoras, comparable)
Noun[edit]
motor m (plural motores)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor n (plural motoare)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) motor | motorul | (niște) motoare | motoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) motor | motorului | (unor) motoare | motoarelor |
vocative | motorule | motoarelor |
Related terms[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mòtōr m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀то̄р)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mọ̑tor m inan
Inflection[edit]
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | mótor | ||
gen. sing. | mótorja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | mótor | mótorja | mótorji |
accusative | mótor | mótorja | mótorje |
genitive | mótorja | mótorjev | mótorjev |
dative | mótorju | mótorjema | mótorjem |
locative | mótorju | mótorjih | mótorjih |
instrumental | mótorjem | mótorjema | mótorji |
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
motor (feminine motora, masculine plural motores, feminine plural motoras)
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m (plural motores)
- motor (mechanical device)
- (mechanics) engine
- (figuratively) driving force, driver, mover
- (figuratively) powerhouse
- (computing) backend, back end
Hyponyms[edit]
- motor principal (“prime mover”)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “motor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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audio (file)
Noun[edit]
motor c
Declension[edit]
Declension of motor | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | motor | motorn | motorer | motorerna |
Genitive | motors | motorns | motorers | motorernas |
Derived terms[edit]
- bensinmotor
- bilmotor
- båtmotor
- cykelmotor
- dieselmotor
- elmotor
- evighetsmotor
- fyrtaktsmotor
- förbränningsmotor
- grafikmotor
- jetmotor
- lastbilsmotor
- mopedmotor
- motorcykel
- motorcykelmotor
- motorisera
- motorsåg
- Ottomotor
- raketmotor
- spelmotor
- Stirlingmotor
- testmotor
- tvåtaktsmotor
- tändkulemotor
- utombordsmotor
- vespamotor
- vindmotor
- Wankelmotor
- ångmotor
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
motór
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
motór
- Clipping of motorsiklo.
Further reading[edit]
- “motor” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.
- “motor” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010.
Turkish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- motör (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From French moteur, from Latin mōtor m (“mover”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor (definite accusative motoru, plural motorlar)
- engine (mechanical device)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Venetian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor m (plural motori) or motor m (plural moturi)
West Makian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly a shortening of Dutch motorboot (“motorboat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
motor
References[edit]
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics
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- ceb:Motorcycles
- ceb:Vehicles
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