motat

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmotat]

Verb

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

Conjugation
Conjugation
Infinitive motat, motati Active adjective motající
Verbal noun motání Passive adjective motaný
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person motámmotáme—motejme
2nd person motášmotátemotejmotejte
3rd person motámotají——
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive motat.
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate motalmotalimotánmotáni
masculine inanimate motalymotány
feminine motalamotána
neuter motalomotalamotánomotána
Transgressives present past
masculine singular motaje—
feminine + neuter singular motajíc—
plural motajíce—

Derived terms

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

Latin

Verb

mōtat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of mōtō

Swedish

Verb

motat

  1. supine of mota
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