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leitmotif

leitmotif

English

Alternative forms

leitmotiv
leit-motif

Noun

leitmotif ‎(plural leitmotifs)

(music) A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.
A recurring theme.

Translations

melodic theme in an opera

Chinese:
Mandarin: 主題 (zh), 主题 (zh) ‎(zhǔtí)
Finnish: johtoaihe
French: leitmotiv (fr) m
German: Leitmotiv (de) n
Greek: λάιτ μοτίβ (el) n ‎(láit motív)

Icelandic: leiðarstef n
Polish: lejtmotyw (pl) m
Portuguese: leitmotiv m
Russian: лейтмоти́в (ru) m ‎(lejtmotív)
Spanish: leitmotiv m
Swedish: ledmotiv n