молодець

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From молод(и́й) (molod(ýj)) +‎ -е́ць (-écʹ). Compare Russian молоде́ц (molodéc), Belarusian маладзе́ц (maladzjéc).

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Noun

молоде́ць • (molodécʹ) m pers (genitive молодця́, nominative plural молодці́, genitive plural молодці́в, relational adjective молоде́цький)

  1. young bachelor
    Synonym: па́рубок m (párubok)
  2. (poetic) brave young fellow, brave young man
  3. (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!
  4. young ruffian
    Synonym: моло́дчик m (molódčyk)

Declension

Declension of молоде́ць (pers soft masc-form accent-b reduc)
singular plural
nominative молоде́ць
molodécʹ 		молодці́
molodcí
genitive молодця́
molodcjá 		молодці́в
molodcív
dative молодце́ві, молодцю́
molodcévi, molodcjú 		молодця́м
molodcjám
accusative молодця́
molodcjá 		молодці́в
molodcív
instrumental молодце́м
molodcém 		молодця́ми
molodcjámy
locative молодце́ві, молодцю́, молодці́
molodcévi, molodcjú, molodcí 		молодця́х
molodcjáx
vocative моло́дче
molódče 		молодці́
molodcí

Interjection

молоде́ць • (molodécʹ)

  1. well done!, good job!, great job!, way to go!, attaboy!, attagirl!

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