молодець

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [mɔɫɔˈdɛt͡sʲ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

молоде́ць (molodécʹm 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[edit]

Interjection[edit]

молоде́ць (molodécʹ)

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

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