mote

(mōt)
n.
A very small particle; a speck: "Dust motes hung in a slant of sunlight" (Anne Tyler).

[Middle English mot, from Old English.]

mote² (mōt)
aux.v. Archaic
May; might.

[Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan.]

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IN BRIEF: n. - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.

Tutor's tip: At the touch of "mote" (a speck of dust) the reflection of the "motte" (grouped of prairie trees) on the surface of the "moat" (deep ditch often filled with water) was lost.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - støvfnug

2.
aux. v. - ark. for may/might

Nederlands (Dutch)
stofje, spikkeltje

Français (French)
1.
n. - atome, grain

2.
aux. v. - pouvoir (auxil. verbal de probabilité/de permission)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Staubkorn

2.
aux. v. - mag, möge, darf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κόκκος ή μόριο σκόνης

Italiano (Italian)
briciola di polvere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cisco (m)

Русский (Russian)
пылинка, пятнышко, звук рога, ездить на автомобиле

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - mota

2.
aux. v. - podría, poder

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dammkorn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 尘埃, 微粒

2. 尘埃, 微粒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 塵埃, 微粒

2.
aux. v. - 塵埃, 微粒

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 흠, 티끌

2.
aux. v. - may, might (아마도)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 微片, ちり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غبرة, ذرة غبار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גרגיר אבק, גרגיר‬
aux. v. - ‮יכול, הלוואי, אפשר, מותר‬

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