Leitmotiv

See also: leitmotiv

German

Etymology

From leiten (“to lead”) + Motiv (“motif”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯tˌmoˈtiːf/
Audio (file)

Noun

Leitmotiv n (strong, genitive Leitmotivs, plural Leitmotive)

(music) leitmotif

Declension

Declension of Leitmotiv [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Leitmotiv	die	Leitmotive
genitive	eines	des	Leitmotivs	der	Leitmotive
dative	einem	dem	Leitmotiv	den	Leitmotiven
accusative	ein	das	Leitmotiv	die	Leitmotive

Descendants

→ English: leitmotif
→ Spanish: leitmotiv

Further reading

“Leitmotiv” in Duden online
Leitmotiv on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Leitmotiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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