младеж

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• младежь (mladežʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1945)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɫɐˈdɛʃ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -ɛʃ
• Syllabification^(key): мла‧деж

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldás

Proto-Slavic *mȏldъ

Proto-Slavic *-ežь

Proto-Slavic *moldežь

Old Church Slavonic младежь (mladežĭ)

Bulgarian младеж

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic младежь (mladežĭ), from Proto-Slavic *moldežь, from *mȏldъ (“young”) + *-ežь. Equivalent to млад (mlad, “young”) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Noun

младе́ж • (mladéž) m (relational adjective младе́жки)

1. young man, youth, lad

   Synonyms: младок (mladok), младич (mladič), момък (momăk), юноша (junoša)

   Antonyms: девойка (devojka), мома (moma)

2. (only in the plural) young people, younguns (adolescents and young adults)

   Synonym: млади хора (mladi hora)

Declension

Declension of младе́ж

	singular	plural
indefinite	младе́ж mladéž	младе́жи mladéži
definite (subject form)	младе́жът mladéžăt	младе́жите mladéžite
definite (object form)	младе́жа mladéža
vocative form	младе́жо, младе́ж mladéžo, mladéž	младе́жи mladéži

References

• “младеж¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “младеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “младеж”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldás

Proto-Slavic *mȏldъ

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ḗˀtei

Proto-Slavic *-ěti

Proto-Slavic *molděti

Proto-Slavic *-ežь

Proto-Slavic *moldežь

Old Church Slavonic младежь (mladežĭ)

Bulgarian младеж

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic младежь (mladežĭ), from Proto-Slavic *moldežь, from *molděti + *-ežь. Equivalent to млад (mlad, “young”) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Noun

младе́ж • (mladéž) f (relational adjective младе́жки)

1. (uncountable) the young, youth, young people (collectively)

Declension

Declension of младе́ж

	singular
indefinite	младе́ж mladéž
definite	младежта́ mladežtá

References

• “младеж²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “младеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “младеж”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Further reading

• Nayden Gerov (1899), “младежь”, 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 71

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɫadɛʃ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moldežь, equivalent to млад (mlad) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Noun

младеж • (mladež) m (uncountable)

1. youth (young people)

   Synonym: младина (mladina)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *madežь.

Noun

младеж • (mladež) m (plural младежи)

1. mole, birthmark

   Synonym: бенка (benka)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldás

Proto-Slavic *mȏldъ

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ḗˀtei

Proto-Slavic *-ěti

Proto-Slavic *molděti

Proto-Slavic *-ežь

Proto-Slavic *moldežь

Old Slovak mládež

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Proto-Slavic *moldežь

Serbo-Croatian младеж / mladežbor.

Pannonian Rusyn младеж

Inherited from Old Slovak mládež, or borrowed from Serbo-Croatian младеж / mladež, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *moldežь. By surface analysis, млади (mladi) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmladɛʃ]
• Rhymes: -adɛʃ
• Hyphenation: мла‧деж

Noun

младеж (mladež) f (relational adjective младежски)

1. (collective, uncountable) youth (young people)

Declension

Declension of младеж (mladež)

	singular	plural
nominative	младеж (mladež)	—
genitive	младежи (mladeži)	—
dative	младежи (mladeži)	—
accusative	младеж (mladež)	—
instrumental	младежу (mladežu)	—
locative	младежи (mladeži)	—
vocative	младеж / младежи (mladež / mladeži)	—

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “младеж”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 448
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “youth”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 384

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moldežь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mlâdeʒ/
• Hyphenation: мла‧деж

Noun

мла́деж f (Latin spelling mládež)

1. (uncountable, regional, Croatia, Bosnia) youth (young people)

Declension

Declension of младеж

	singular
nominative	младеж
genitive	младежи
dative	младежи
accusative	младеж
vocative	младежи
locative	младежи
instrumental	младежју / младежи

Further reading

• “младеж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

From ма̏деж.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mlâdeʒ/
• Hyphenation: мла‧деж

Noun

мла̏деж m inan (Latin spelling mlȁdež)

1. alternative form of ма̏деж; mole (on skin), birthmark, naevus

   Synonym: бе̑н

Declension

Declension of младеж

	singular	plural
nominative	младеж	младежи
genitive	младежа	младежа
dative	младежу	младежима
accusative	младеж	младеже
vocative	младеже	младежи
locative	младежу	младежима
instrumental	младежом	младежима

Related terms

• ма̏деж

Further reading

• “младеж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026