мътя

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫtiti.

Verb

мъ́тя • (mǎ́tja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive)
   1. to whisk, to muddle
   2. to make muddy, to cloud, to roil

      мътя водите ― mǎtja vodite ― to stir up the waters

   3. (figurative) to disturb, to enervate, to cause trouble
2. (reflexive with се)
   1. to get turbid (of water, wine, mixture)
   2. (figurative) to get confused, perplexed (of one's mind, conscience)
   3. (figurative) to get complicated, intricate (of situation)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• ма́тя (mátja), мъ́нтя (mǎ́ntja) — with dialectal reflex of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-

Derived terms

• мъ́твам (mǎ́tvam) (semelfactive)
• замътя pf (zamǎtja), замътвам impf (zamǎtvam)
• размътя pf (razmǎtja), размътвам impf (razmǎtvam)
• смутя pf (smutja), смущавам impf (smuštavam, “to perplex, to abash”) (Russian borrowing)
• мъте́ж (mǎtéž), мъто́ч (mǎtóč), мътоля́к (mǎtolják, “lees, sedimentation”) (dialectal)
• мъ́тка (mǎ́tka), мъте́лка (mǎtélka, “churn”) (instrumental nouns, dialectal)
• мъти́лка (mǎtílka, “turbidity, muddiness”)
• мъ́тиво (mǎ́tivo, “fermented milk”) (Banat Bulgarian)
• мъ́тен (mǎ́ten, “turbid, muddy”)
  • мъ́теница (mǎ́tenica, “skimmed milk”)

Related terms

• ме́та (méta, “to disturb”) (e-grade, obsolete)
  • мете́ж (metéž, “mutiny”)
• смета́на (smetána, “cream”)

References

• “мътя¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мътя (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѫ́тѭ, -ишь; -ти́лъ (мѫ́твамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 108
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мътя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 434
• “мѫтити”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Etymology 2

Semantic shift of Etymology 1.

Verb

мъ́тя • (mǎ́tja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to incubate, to brood eggs (of birds, reptiles)
2. (reflexive with се) to hatch (of eggs)

   Synonym: излю́пвам се (izljúpvam se)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• измътя pf (izmǎtja), измътвам impf (izmǎtvam)
• намътя pf (namǎtja), намътвам impf (namǎtvam)
• помътя pf (pomǎtja), помътвам impf (pomǎtvam)
• мъти́ло (mǎtílo, “laying place”) (dialectal)
• мъ́тяк (mǎ́tjak) / мъ́тек (mǎ́tek, “addle egg”) (dialectal)

References

• “мътя²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мътя (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѫ́тѭ, -ишь; -ти́лъ (за птица)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 108