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Webster 1913 Edition
Moto
‖
Mo′to
,Noun.
[It.]
(Mus.)
Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with increased rapidity; – used especially in the phrase con moto, directing to a somewhat quicker movement;
as,
andante con moto
, a little more rapidly than andante
, etc.Definition 2024
Moto
moto
moto
English
Noun
moto (plural motos)
- One of a series of motocross or BMX races.
- American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982:
- In fact, after the third of four motos, Hinkle had opened a comfortable lead toward the overall win, and perhaps he really didn't feel any pressure as he cruised home seventh in the final moto to lock up the crown.
- American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982:
Asturian
Noun
moto f (plural motos)
- motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Shortened form of motocyclette
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
moto f (plural motos)
Italian
Etymology
Shortened form of motocicletta.
Noun
moto f (invariable)
Noun
moto m (plural moti)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmoː.toː/
Participle
mōtō
- dative masculine singular of mōtus
- dative neuter singular of mōtus
- ablative masculine singular of mōtus
- ablative neuter singular of mōtus
Verb
mōtō (present infinitive mōtare, perfect active mōtāvī, supine mōtātum); first conjugation
Inflection
References
- moto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- moto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “moto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
From motocicleta, by shortening. Second usage from mojón
Noun
moto f (plural motos)
moto m (plural motos)