мотило

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic мотꙑло (motylo).

Noun

моти́ло • (motílo) n (obsolete, ecclesiastical)

1. (literally) physical filth, manure
2. (figuratively) moral corruption, degradation

Declension

Declension of моти́ло

	singular	plural
indefinite	моти́ло motílo	моти́ла motíla
definite	моти́лото motíloto	моти́лата motílata

Related terms

• мета́ (metá, “to sweep, to broom”), мота́я (motája, “to reel”)
• смет (smet, “rubbish, litter”)

References

• “мотꙑла”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024