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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech motati, from Proto-Slavic *motati.

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motat impf

  1. to wind, reel, coil
  2. (informal) to confuse, mix up, muddle
  3. (reflexive with se) to stagger, totter
  4. (reflexive with se) (informal) to be in the way, to mill about

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Further reading edit

  • motati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • motati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • motat in Internetová jazyková příručka

Latin edit

Verb edit

mōtat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of mōtō

Swedish edit

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motat

  1. supine of mota