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Ukrainian
Etymology
From молод(и́й) (molod(ýj)) + -е́ць (-écʹ). Compare Russian молоде́ц (molodéc), Belarusian маладзе́ц (maladzjéc).
Pronunciation
Noun
молоде́ць • (molodécʹ) m pers (genitive молодця́, nominative plural молодці́, genitive plural молодці́в, relational adjective молоде́цький)
- young bachelor
- Synonym: па́рубок m (párubok)
- (poetic) brave young fellow, brave young man
- (colloquial, predicative) awesome, great (person), star (someone deserving congratulation or praise for an accomplishment)
- Ти про́сто молоде́ць! ― Ty prósto molodécʹ! ― You're simply awesome! You're a star!
- young ruffian
- Synonym: моло́дчик m (molódčyk)
Declension
Declension of молоде́ць (pers soft masc-form accent-b reduc)
Interjection
молоде́ць • (molodécʹ)
- well done!, good job!, great job!, way to go!, attaboy!, attagirl!
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “молодець”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “молодець”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “молодець”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “молодець”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “молодець”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “молодець”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “молодець”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)