Feminine

mota

Meaning

  1. (feminine) mound, hillock
  2. (feminine, historical) motte
  3. (feminine) clod, block of soil
  4. (feminine) hummock, tussock
  5. (feminine) levee

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmɔ.tə]
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Medieval Latin mota (“a mound, hill”), of Germanic origin, perhaps via Frankish *mot, *motta (“mud, peat, bog, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *mutô. Compare French motte.

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