motu
English
Etymology
From a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *motu.
See also
Finnish
Etymology
From Motu [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmotu/, [ˈmo̞t̪u]
- Rhymes: -otu
- Syllabification(key): mo‧tu
Declension
Inflection of motu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | motu | — | ||
genitive | motun | — | ||
partitive | motua | — | ||
illative | motuun | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | motu | — | ||
accusative | nom. | motu | — | |
gen. | motun | |||
genitive | motun | — | ||
partitive | motua | — | ||
inessive | motussa | — | ||
elative | motusta | — | ||
illative | motuun | — | ||
adessive | motulla | — | ||
ablative | motulta | — | ||
allative | motulle | — | ||
essive | motuna | — | ||
translative | motuksi | — | ||
abessive | motutta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
- compounds
- hiri-motu
Anagrams
Isubu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
References
- Joseph Merrick, Alfred Saker, A Grammar of the Isubu Tongue (1852)
Latin
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[2] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.
Noun
motu
Verb
motu
References
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 254-5
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- “motu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[1] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.
References
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[1] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.
References
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu),[1] possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo.tu/
Related terms
References
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “motu.b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online