мътя

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɤtʲɐ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫtiti.

Verb

мъ́тя • (mǎ́tja) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive)
    1. to whisk, to muddle
    2. to make muddy, to cloud, to roil
      мътя водитеmǎtja voditeto stir up the waters
    3. (figurative) to disturb, to enervate, to cause trouble
  2. (reflexive with се)
    1. to get turbid (of water, wine, mixture)
    2. (figurative) to get confused, perplexed (of one's mind, conscience)
    3. (figurative) to get complicated, intricate (of situation)
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • ма́тя (mátja), мъ́нтя (mǎ́ntja) with dialectal reflex of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-
Derived terms
  • мъ́твам (mǎ́tvam) (semelfactive)
  • замътя pf (zamǎtja), замътвам impf (zamǎtvam)
  • размътя pf (razmǎtja), размътвам impf (razmǎtvam)
  • смутя pf (smutja), смущавам impf (smuštavam, to perplex, to abash) (Russian borrowing)
  • мъте́ж (mǎtéž), мъто́ч (mǎtóč), мътоля́к (mǎtolják, lees, sedimentation) (dialectal)
  • мъ́тка (mǎ́tka), мъте́лка (mǎtélka, churn) (instrumental nouns, dialectal)
  • мъти́лка (mǎtílka, turbidity, muddiness)
  • мъ́тиво (mǎ́tivo, fermented milk) (Banat Bulgarian)
  • мъ́тен (mǎ́ten, turbid, muddy)

References

Etymology 2

Semantic shift of Etymology 1.

Verb

мъ́тя • (mǎ́tja) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to incubate, to brood eggs (of birds, reptiles)
  2. (reflexive with се) to hatch (of eggs)
    Synonym: излю́пвам се (izljúpvam se)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • измътя pf (izmǎtja), измътвам impf (izmǎtvam)
  • намътя pf (namǎtja), намътвам impf (namǎtvam)
  • помътя pf (pomǎtja), помътвам impf (pomǎtvam)
  • мъти́ло (mǎtílo, laying place) (dialectal)
  • мъ́тяк (mǎ́tjak) / мъ́тек (mǎ́tek, addle egg) (dialectal)

References

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