| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | mot·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | moto | motoj |
| Accusative | moton | motojn |
| Catalan | lema |
|---|---|
| Czech | heslo; motto |
| Dutch | devies; motto; lijfspreuk |
| English | motto |
| Faeroese | leiðarorð; loysunarorð |
| French | devise; épigraphe |
| German | Motto |
| Portuguese | mote |
| Saterland Frisian | Motto |
| Spanish | lema |
| Swedish | motto |