# мътя
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɤtʲɐ]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫtiti.

#### Verb

мъ́тя • (mǎ́tja) first-singular present indicative, impf
* (transitive)
** to whisk, to muddle
** to make muddy, to cloud, to roil
    мътя водите ― mǎtja vodite ― to stir up the waters
** (figurative) to disturb, to enervate, to cause trouble
* (reflexive with се)
** to get turbid (of water, wine, mixture)
** (figurative) to get confused, perplexed (of one's mind, conscience)
** (figurative) to get complicated, intricate (of situation)

##### Conjugation

$^1$Dialectally marked.

##### 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”)
** мъ́теница (mǎ́tenica, “skimmed milk”)

##### Related terms

* ме́та (méta, “to disturb”) (e-grade, obsolete)
** мете́ж (metéž, “mutiny”)
* смета́на (smetána, “cream”)

#### References

* “мътя¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “мътя (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѫ́тѭ, -ишь; -ти́лъ (мѫ́твамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 108
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мътя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 434
* “мѫтити”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

### Etymology 2

Semantic shift of Etymology 1.

#### Verb

мъ́тя • (mǎ́tja) first-singular present indicative, impf
* (transitive) to incubate, to brood eggs (of birds, reptiles)
* (reflexive with се) to hatch (of eggs)
    Synonym: излю́пвам се (izljúpvam se)

##### Conjugation

$^1$Dialectally marked.
$^1$Dialectally marked.

##### 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

* “мътя²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “мътя (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѫ́тѭ, -ишь; -ти́лъ (за птица)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 108