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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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motati.

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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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