Definitions and meaning of motor motor
Etymology
From Middle English motour ( “ controller, prime mover; God ” ) , from Latin mōtor ( “ mover; that which moves something ” ) , from mōtō ( “ I set in motion ” ) .
Pronunciation
( Received Pronunciation ) IPA(key) : /ˈməʊtə/
( General American ) IPA(key) : /ˈmoʊtəɹ/ , [ˈmoʊɾɚ]
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)
Noun
motor (plural motors )
A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
( colloquial ) A motor car, or automobile, even a goods vehicle.
( 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.
( prison slang ) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
Synonym: kicker
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Descendants
→ Persian: موتر ( môtar )
→ Japanese: モーター ( mōtā )
→ Burmese: မော်တော် ( mautau )
→ Hausa: mōtā̀
→ Nupe: mátò
→ Yoruba: mọ́tò
→ Shanghainese: 馬達 / 马达 ( mo⁶-da⁶ )
→ Tibetan: མོ་ཊ ( mo ṭa )
Translations
Adjective
motor (not comparable )
( biology ) Relating to the ability to move.
Relating to motor cars.
( nautical ) Propelled by an internal combustion engine ( as opposed to a steam engine or turbine ) .
Derived terms
motor unit
psychomotor
sensorimotor
supramotor
Translations
Verb
motor (third-person singular simple present motors , present participle motoring , simple past and past participle motored )
( dated ) To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
Synonym: moto
( transitive, aviation ) To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
( informal, figurative ) To progress at a brisk pace.
( slang ) To leave.
Translations
References
Motor Neurons at Motor Units on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“motor”, in OneLook Dictionary Search .
“motor”, in The Century Dictionary [ … ] , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911 , →OCLC .
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from English motor , compare motor car , from Latin mōtor .
Pronunciation
Noun
motor (plural motors , diminutive motortjie )
car , automobile
Synonym: kar
engine , motor
Derived terms
motorfiets
vragmotor
veteraanmotor
References
Asturian
Noun
motor m (plural motores )
engine , motor ( mechanical device )
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōtōrem .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : ( Central ) [muˈtor]
IPA(key) : ( Balearic, Valencian ) [moˈtor]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Adjective
motor (feminine motora , masculine plural motors , feminine plural motores ) or motor (feminine motriu , masculine plural motors , feminine plural motrius )
motor
Noun
motor m (plural motors )
motor
Derived terms
Further reading
“motor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició , Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“motor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“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
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /moˈtoɾ/ , [mɔˈt̪oɾ̪]
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish motor .
Noun
motór
motor ; engine
Etymology 2
Noun
motór
Clipping of motorsiklo .
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:motor.
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : [ˈmotor]
Rhymes: -otor
Noun
motor m inan
engine, motor
Declension
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Further reading
motor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého , 1935–1957
motor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého , 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /moːtɔr/ , [ˈmoːtˢɒ]
Noun
motor c (singular definite motoren , plural indefinite motorer )
motor , engine
Inflection
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English motor , from Latin motor . In the sense “motorbike” motor was originally short for motorrijwiel or motorfiets .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /ˈmoːtɔr/ , /ˈmoːtər/
Rhymes: -oːtɔr , -oːtər
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Noun
motor m (plural motoren or motors , diminutive motortje n )
engine (mechanical device)
motorbike
Synonyms: motorfiets , motorrijwiel
Derived terms
benzinemotor
buitenboordmotor
crossmotor
dieselmotor
elektromotor
hulpmotor
middenmotor
motoragent
motorbende
motorbrigade
motorclub
motorcoureur
motorengel
motorfiets
motormuis
motorrijder
motorrijwiel
motorvoertuig
politiemotor
straalmotor
stuntmotor
Related terms
Descendants
→ Aukan: muntolu
→ Caribbean Hindustani: motar
→ Caribbean Javanese: montor
→ Indonesian: motor
→ Trió: monturu
Hungarian
Etymology
From English motor or German Motor , from Latin mōtor , mōtō ( “ I set in motion ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : [ˈmotor]
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Rhymes: -or
Noun
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 )
( 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
Derived terms
References
Further reading
motor in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
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
IPA(key) : [ˈmotɔr]
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Noun
motor (first-person possessive motorku , second-person possessive motormu , third-person possessive motornya )
engine
Synonyms: enjin , mesin
( informal ) motorcycle
Synonyms: honda , sepeda motor
( figuratively ) important person in organization.
Derived terms
Further reading
“motor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia , Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Pronunciation
Noun
motor (plural motores )
motor
Latin
Pronunciation
( Classical ) IPA(key) : /ˈmoː.tor/ , [ˈmoːt̪ɔr]
( modern Italianate Ecclesiastical ) IPA(key) : /ˈmo.tor/ , [ˈmɔːt̪or]
Noun
mōtor m (genitive mōtōris ) ; third declension
mover; that which moves something
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Verb
mōtor
first-person singular present passive indicative of mōtō
References
“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
Noun
motor m (definite singular motoren , indefinite plural motorer , definite plural motorene )
engine , motor
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /mutur/
IPA(key) : /mutːur/ ( dialectal )
Noun
motor m (definite singular motoren , indefinite plural motorar , definite plural motorane )
engine, motor
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōtor .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /ˈmɔ.tɔr/
Rhymes: -ɔtɔr
Syllabification: mo‧tor
Noun
motor m inan (diminutive motorek )
( colloquial ) motorcycle
Synonyms: ( archaic ) autocykl , motocykl
engine
Synonym: silnik
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
motor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
motor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French moteur , from Latin mōtōrem .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -oʁ , -oɾ
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Adjective
motor (feminine motora , masculine plural motores , feminine plural motoras )
motive
Noun
motor m (plural motores )
motor
engine
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French moteur .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /moˈtor/
Rhymes: -or
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Noun
motor n (plural motoare )
engine
( colloquial ) motorcycle
Declension
Related terms
References
motor in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language )
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Latin motor .
Noun
mòtōr m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀то̄р )
engine, motor
( colloquial ) motorcycle
Declension
Derived terms
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
mọ̑tor m inan
engine
Inflection
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin motor .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /moˈtoɾ/ [moˈt̪oɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: mo‧tor
Adjective
motor (feminine motora , masculine plural motores , feminine plural motoras )
moving
Derived terms
Noun
motor m (plural motores )
motor ( mechanical device )
( mechanics ) engine
( figuratively ) driving force, driver, mover
( figuratively ) powerhouse
( computing ) backend, back end
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
“motor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición , Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
motor c
engine, motor
Declension
Derived terms
References
motor in Svensk ordbok (SO )
motor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB )
Anagrams
Tagalog
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /moˈtoɾ/ , [moˈtoɾ]
Hyphenation: mo‧tor
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish motor .
Noun
motór (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔ )
motor ; engine
Synonym: makina
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
motór (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔ )
Clipping of motorsiklo .
Further reading
“motor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
“motor”, in Pinoy Dictionary , 2010–2024
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French moteur m , from Latin mōtor m ( “ mover ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
motor (definite accusative motoru , plural motorlar )
engine ( mechanical device )
( colloquial ) a motorcycle
Declension
Derived terms
motorlu , motörlü ( “ motorized ” )
Venetian
Etymology
Compare Italian motore
Noun
motor m (plural motori ) or motor m (plural moturi )
motor, engine
West Makian
Etymology
Possibly a shortening of Dutch motorboot ( “ motorboat ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
motor
motorboat
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ) The Makian languages and their neighbours [2] , Pacific linguistics Source: wiktionary.org