motyw - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Learned borrowing from Latin motivus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.tɘf/
• Rhymes: -ɔtɘf
• Syllabification: mo‧tyw

motyw m inan

1. motive (anything that prompts a choice of action)

   Synonym: pobudka

2. (law) motive (a reason for criminal behaviour)
3. (law) recital (a numbered division unit of reasoning written in front of a statute)
4. (music) motive, theme

   Synonym: temat

5. (literature) motif, a recurring idea
6. (art) motif (decorative figure repeated in a design or pattern)
7. (computing) skin, theme

• motyw in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• motyw in Polish dictionaries at PWN