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 of motat
infinitive motat, motati active adjective motající


verbal noun motání passive adjective motaný
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person motám motáme motejme
2nd person motáš motáte motej motejte
3rd person motá motají

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive motat.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate motal motali motán motáni
masculine inanimate motaly motány
feminine motala motána
neuter motalo motala motáno motána
transgressives present past
masculine singular motaje
feminine + neuter singular motajíc
plural motajíce

Derived terms

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Further reading

Latin

Verb

mōtat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of mōtō

Swedish

Verb

motat

  1. supine of mota