мотати

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǒtati/
  • Hyphenation: мо‧та‧ти

Verb

мо̀тати impf (Latin spelling mòtati)

  1. (transitive) to wind up, roll up
  2. (transitive) to wrap
  3. (reflexive) to whirl, spin

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Further reading

  • мотати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • мотати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

мота́ти (motátyimpf (perfective мотну́ти)

  1. (transitive) to reel, to wind, to roll, to wrap
  2. (intransitive) to swing, to shake, to wave
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to run
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to squander, to waste
  5. (transitive, slang) to do, to serve (time in prison)

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