Latin

Participle

mōtus m ‎(feminine mōta, neuter mōtum); first/second declension

1. moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
2. aroused, excited, begun, inspired, having been aroused
3. troubled, concerned, tormented, having been troubled

Inflection

First/second declension.

Noun

mōtus m ‎(genitive mōtūs); fourth declension

1. A movement, motion.
2. (by extension) An advance, progress.
3. (figuratively) A movement, operation, impulse, passion; disturbance; sensation.
4. (figuratively) A political movement, tumult, commotion, revolt, rebellion.

Inflection

Fourth declension.

References

• motus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• motus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• MOTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “motus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the regular courses of the stars: motus stellarum constantes et rati
    
  • the emotions, feelings: animi motus, commotio, permotio
    
  • to excite emotion: motus excitare in animo (opp. sedare, exstinguere)