мотыга

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мотыка (motyka), from Proto-Slavic *motyka, cognate to Latin mateola (“implement for digging in the soil”), English mattock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈtɨɡə]

Noun

моты́га • (motýga) f inan (genitive моты́ги, nominative plural моты́ги, genitive plural моты́г)

1. hoe, mattock

Declension

Declension of моты́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	моты́га motýga	моты́ги motýgi
genitive	моты́ги motýgi	моты́г motýg
dative	моты́ге motýge	моты́гам motýgam
accusative	моты́гу motýgu	моты́ги motýgi
instrumental	моты́гой, моты́гою motýgoj, motýgoju	моты́гами motýgami
prepositional	моты́ге motýge	моты́гах motýgax

Related terms

• киркомотыга (kirkomotyga)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: мотыга (motyga)