motus

See also: mõtus

French

Etymology

From mot with a fanciful Latinisation in -us

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔ.tys/, /mo.tys/

Interjection

motus

  1. (colloquial) interjection to request silence; Hush!, Quiet!

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of moveō (“I move”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmoː.tus/, [ˈmoː.tʊs]

Participle

mōtus m (feminine mōta, neuter mōtum); first/second declension

  1. moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
  2. aroused, excited, begun, inspired, having been aroused
  3. troubled, concerned, tormented, having been troubled

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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 mōtīs mōtīs
Accusative mōtum mōtam mōtum mōtōs mōtās mōta
Ablative mōtō mōtā mōtō mōtīs mōtīs mōtīs
Vocative mōte mōta mōtum mōtī mōtae mōta

Noun

mōtus m (genitive mōtūs); fourth declension

  1. A movement, motion.
  2. (by extension) An advance, progress.
  3. (figuratively) A movement, operation, impulse, passion; disturbance; sensation.
  4. (figuratively) A political movement, tumult, commotion, revolt, rebellion.

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mōtus mōtūs
Genitive mōtūs mōtuum
Dative mōtuī mōtibus
Accusative mōtum mōtūs
Ablative mōtū mōtibus
Vocative mōtus mōtūs

Descendants

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, 1883–1887)
  • motus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, 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)
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