motu

See also: Motu

English

Etymology

From a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *motu.

Noun

motu (plural motus)

1. A reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll.

See also

etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "motu"

• ex proprio motu
• mero motu
• motu proprio
• suo motu

 

Anagrams

• MOUT, Muto, mout, toum

Finnish

Etymology

From Motu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmotu/, [ˈmo̞t̪u]
• Rhymes: -otu
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧tu

Noun

motu

1. Motu (language)

Declension

Inflection of motu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of motu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative motuni — accusative nom. motuni — gen. motuni genitive motuni — partitive motuani — inessive motussani — elative motustani — illative motuuni — adessive motullani — ablative motultani — allative motulleni — essive motunani — translative motukseni — abessive motuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative motusi — accusative nom. motusi — gen. motusi genitive motusi — partitive motuasi — inessive motussasi — elative motustasi — illative motuusi — adessive motullasi — ablative motultasi — allative motullesi — essive motunasi — translative motuksesi — abessive motuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative motumme — accusative nom. motumme — gen. motumme genitive motumme — partitive motuamme — inessive motussamme — elative motustamme — illative motuumme — adessive motullamme — ablative motultamme — allative motullemme — essive motunamme — translative motuksemme — abessive motuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative motunne — accusative nom. motunne — gen. motunne genitive motunne — partitive motuanne — inessive motussanne — elative motustanne — illative motuunne — adessive motullanne — ablative motultanne — allative motullenne — essive motunanne — translative motuksenne — abessive motuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative motunsa — accusative nom. motunsa — gen. motunsa genitive motunsa — partitive motuaan motuansa — inessive motussaan motussansa — elative motustaan motustansa — illative motuunsa — adessive motullaan motullansa — ablative motultaan motultansa — allative motulleen motullensa — essive motunaan motunansa — translative motukseen motuksensa — abessive motuttaan motuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• hiri-motu

Anagrams

• tomu

Isubu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

motu m (plural batu)

1. a man, an adult male

References

• Joseph Merrick, Alfred Saker, A Grammar of the Isubu Tongue (1852)

Latin

Noun

mōtū m

1. ablative singular of mōtus (“movement, motion”)

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Noun

motu

1. island, country, land, nation, clump of trees, ship - anything separated or isolated
2. cut, wound

Verb

motu

1. to sever, cut, cut off, set free, separate
2. to be separated, moved to a distance - especially in the phrase motu ki te ara
3. to be set free, escape
4. (stative) to be cut, severed

See also

• moutere
• whenua (“land”)

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.

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu.

Noun

motu

1. island

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Noun

motu

1. island (usually a small islet)

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Noun

motu

1. island

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu, Hawaiian moku) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”) (compare with Fijian yamotu), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.tu/

Noun

motu

1. island

Related terms

• otu