мотка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motъka. Synchronically, parsable as мота́я (motája, “to reel, to wind”) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔtkɐ]

Noun

мо́тка • (mótka) f

1. coil, roll (of yarn, fibres, wire)
   1. (dialectal) reel, spool, bobbin (axle or pivot for forming a roll)
   2. (figurative) jumble, pell-mell (confused and disordered situation)
2. (dialectal) hoe, cultivator (small horticultural tool)

Declension

Declension of моти́ка

	singular	plural
indefinite	моти́ка motíka	моти́ки motíki
definite	моти́ката motíkata	моти́ките motíkite

Derived terms

nouns

• вмо́тка (vmótka)
• намо́тка (namótka)

Related terms

• мо́ткам се (mótkam se, “to dally, to dawdle”)
• моти́ка (motíka, “mattock”) (for the horticultural sense)
• мотови́ла (motovíla, “swift, spool”)

References

• “мотка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “мо́тка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 83
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мотка¹, мотка², мотка³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 268

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔtka]

Verb

мотка • (motka) third-singular present, impf (perfective замотка)

1. (transitive) to wind, coil

Conjugation

Conjugation of мотка (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	моткал (motkal)	—	adjectival participle	моткан (motkan)
feminine	моткала (motkala)	—	adverbial participle	моткајќи (motkajḱi)
neuter	моткало (motkalo)	—	verbal noun	моткање (motkanje)
plural	моткале (motkale)	—	perfect participle	моткано (motkano)
finite forms	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	моткам (motkam)	моткав (motkav)	—	—
2nd singular	моткаш (motkaš)	моткаше (motkaše)	—	моткај (motkaj)
3rd singular	мотка (motka)	моткаше (motkaše)	—	—
1st plural	моткаме (motkame)	моткавме (motkavme)	—	—
2nd plural	моткате (motkate)	моткавте (motkavte)	—	моткајте (motkajte)
3rd plural	моткаат (motkaat)	моткаа (motkaa)	—	—
compound tenses
perfect	сум моткал (sum motkal)		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам моткано (imam motkano)		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев моткал (bev motkal)		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав моткано (imav motkano)		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал моткано (sum imal motkano)		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе моткам (ḱe motkam)		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам моткано (ḱe imam motkano)		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе моткав (ḱe motkav)		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав моткано (ḱe imav motkano)		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум моткал (ḱe sum motkal)		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал моткано (ḱe sum imal motkano)		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би моткал (bi motkal)		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал моткано (bi imal motkano)		conditional of има + perfect participle

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐtˈka]

Noun

мотка́ • (motká) m inan

1. genitive singular of мото́к (motók)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môtka/
• Hyphenation: мот‧ка

Noun

мо̏тка f (Latin spelling mȍtka)

1. pole (long and slender piece of wood)

Declension

Declension of мотка

	singular	plural
nominative	мотка	мотке
genitive	мотке	мо̏ткӣ / мотака
dative	мо̏тки	моткама
accusative	мотку	мотке
vocative	мотко	мотке
locative	мо̏тки	моткама
instrumental	мотком	моткама

Further reading

• “мотка”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025