Motto

/ˈmɔto/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Mottos

Meaning

  1. motto

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Devise

Motto is the more common everyday word; Devise is slightly more formal or old-fashioned (note: its plural, Devisen, means something unrelated — foreign currency).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

lema

lema is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "motto."

Portuguese

lema

lema is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "motto."

Practice

1 What does Motto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ lautet: Nie aufgeben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Motto?

noun

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