Russian

edit

Etymology

edit

на- (na-) +‎ мота́ть (motátʹ)

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

намота́ть (namotátʹpf (imperfective мота́ть or нама́тывать)

  1. to wind (round), to reel (on), to coil (round)
    намота́й э́то себе́ на усnamotáj éto sebé na us≈ make a note of it; don't you forget it; put that in your pipe and smoke it
  2. to cover (a distance of)
    ско́лько ты киломе́тров намота́л?skólʹko ty kilométrov namotál?what distance have you covered?; what's your mileage?

Conjugation

edit
edit