мотая

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈtajɐ]

Verb

мота́я • (motája) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective мо́тна)

1. (transitive) to turn/move back and fore

   Synonyms: та́кам (tákam), въ́ртя (vǎ́rtja)

2. (transitive, intransitive) to reel, to spool, to wind, to coil

   мо́тая пре́жда (transitive) ― mótaja préžda ― to spool а yarn

   мо́тая на кълбо́ (intransitive) ― mótaja na kǎlbó ― to coil into а clew

3. (transitive, figurative) to fool, to dupe, to swindle
4. (reflexive with се) = мота́я се (motája se, “to dally, to loiter”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of мота́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	мота́ещ motáešt	мота́л motál	мота́ел motáel	мота́н motán		мота́ейки motáejki
	definite subject form	мота́ещият motáeštijat	мота́лият motálijat	—	мота́ният motánijat
	definite object form	мота́ещия motáeštija	мота́лия motálija	—	мота́ния motánija
feminine	indefinite	мота́еща motáešta	мота́ла motála	мота́ела motáela	мота́на motána
	definite	мота́ещата motáeštata	мота́лата motálata	—	мота́ната motánata
neuter	indefinite	мота́ещо motáešto	мота́ло motálo	мота́ело motáelo	мота́но motáno	мота́ене motáene
	definite	мота́ещото motáeštoto	мота́лото motáloto	—	мота́ното motánoto	мота́енето motáeneto
plural	indefinite	мота́ещи motáešti	мота́ли motáli	мота́ели motáeli	мота́ни motáni	мота́ения, мота́енета motáenija, motáeneta
	definite	мота́ещите motáeštite	мота́лите motálite	—	мота́ните motánite	мота́енията, мота́енетата motáenijata, motáenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		мота́я motája	мота́еш motáeš	мота́е motáe	мота́ем motáem	мота́ете motáete	мота́ят motájat
imperfect		мота́ех motáeh	мота́еше motáeše	мота́еше motáeše	мота́ехме motáehme	мота́ехте motáehte	мота́еха motáeha
aorist		мота́х motáh	мота́ motá	мота́ motá	мота́хме motáhme	мота́хте motáhte	мота́ха motáha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мота́ел m, мота́ела f, мота́ело n, or мота́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and мота́ел m, мота́ела f, мота́ело n, or мота́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мота́ел m, мота́ела f, мота́ело n, or мота́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and мота́л m, мота́ла f, мота́ло n, or мота́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			мота́й motáj			мота́йте motájte

Alternative forms

• мо́там (mótam) — colloquial

Derived terms

• вмота́я pf (vmotája), вмота́вам impf (vmotávam)
• замота́я pf (zamotája), замота́вам impf (zamotávam)
• измота́я pf (izmotája), измота́вам impf (izmotávam)
• намота́я pf (namotája), намота́вам impf (namotávam)
• омота́я pf (omotája), омота́вам impf (omotávam)
• отмота́я pf (otmotája), отмота́вам impf (otmotávam)
• помота́я pf (pomotája), помота́вам impf (pomotávam)
• премота́я pf (premotája), премота́вам impf (premotávam)
• промота́я pf (promotája), промота́вам impf (promotávam)
• размота́я pf (razmotája), размота́вам impf (razmotávam)
• смота́я pf (smotája), смота́вам impf (smotávam)

• мо́твам (mótvam), мо́ткам (mótkam) (semelfactive)
• мо́таница (mótanica) (action noun)
• мота́ч m (motáč), мота́чка f (motáčka) (agent nouns)
• мота́лка (motálka) (instrumental noun)
• мо́тка (mótka, “coil, clew”) (resultant noun)
• *мотла (*motla)
  • мо́тлям (mótljam, “to jumble, to wind”) (dialectal)
  • мотоле́вя (motolévja), мотола́вя (motolávja, “to twist and turn”)
• мотови́ло (motovílo), мотови́лка (motovílka, “crutch”)
• мо́тав (mótav, “jumbled”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• мета́ (metá, “to sweep”)
• мя́там (mjátam, “to toss, to cast”)
• моти́ка (motíka, “mattock”)
• мост (most, “bridge”)

References

• “мотая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мотая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мотая, мотам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 257

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈtajə]

Participle

мота́я • (motája)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of мота́ть (motátʹ)