Alternative forms

• мѣша́ть (měšátʹ) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Old East SlavicCategory:Russian terms inherited from Old East Slavic#МЕШАТЬCategory:Russian terms derived from Old East Slavic#МЕШАТЬ мѣшати (měšati), from Proto-SlavicCategory:Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#МЕШАТЬCategory:Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#МЕШАТЬ *měšati. Akin to меси́ть (mesítʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɪˈʂatʲ]Category:Russian 2-syllable words#МЕШАТЬCategory:Russian terms with IPA pronunciation#МЕШАТЬ

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Verb

меша́ть • (mešátʹ) impf (perfective размеша́ть or смеша́ть or перемеша́ть or помеша́ть)Category:Russian lemmas#МЕШАТЬCategory:Russian verbs#МЕШАТЬCategory:Russian entries with incorrect language header#МЕШАТЬCategory:Russian imperfective verbs#МЕШАТЬCategory:Pages with entries#МЕШАТЬCategory:Pages with 1 entry#МЕШАТЬ

1. to stir
2. to mix, to mingle, to blend
3. to mix up, to confuse
4. to hinder, to impede, to prevent, to interfere with [with dative ‘someone/something’]

   Perfective: (only) помеша́ть (pomešátʹ)

5. to bother, to make difficulties, to hurt a little

   Perfective: (only) помеша́ть (pomešátʹ)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “мешать”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.