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Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мотыка (motyka), from Proto-Slavic *motyka, cognate to Latin mateola (“implement for digging in the soil”), English mattock.
Pronunciation
Noun
моты́га • (motýga) f inan (genitive моты́ги, nominative plural моты́ги, genitive plural моты́г)
- hoe, mattock
Declension
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Descendants
- → Kildin Sami: мотыга (motyga)