maldai

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Old Prussian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldás, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (soft, weak). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, young), Latin mollis (soft, weak), Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, soft, mild, weak), Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, weak) and ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, to weaken, destroy).

Noun

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maldai m pl

  1. young ones
    • 1561, Martin Luther, translated by Abel Will & Paul Megott, Stas Likuts Catechismus [The Small Catechism], →OCLC, page 97, line 2:
      Jous Maldai ſeiti pokluſman ſteimans vraiſins / bhe powaidinneiti en ſteſmu ſtan lāuſtīngiſkan
      You Young ones, be obedient to the old / and show humility in doing so

Adjective

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maldai m pl (accusative plural maldans)

  1. young