motet

See also: mötet

English

Etymology

From French motet.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

motet (plural motets)

  1. A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

motet m (plural motets)

  1. (music) motet

Danish

Noun

motet c (singular definite motetten, plural indefinite motetter)

  1. (music) motet

Declension

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

motet n (plural motetten)

  1. (music) motet

French

Etymology

From mot + -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.tɛ/
  • (file)

Noun

motet m (plural motets)

  1. (music) motet

Further reading

Latin

Verb

mōtet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of mōtō

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

motet n

  1. definite singular of mot

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

motet n

  1. definite singular of mot

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.tɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɛt
  • Syllabification: mo‧tet

Noun

motet m inan

  1. (music) motet

Declension

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French motet.

Noun

motet n (plural motete)

  1. (music) motet

Declension

Swedish

Noun

motet

  1. definite singular of mot

Anagrams

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