молодец
RussianEdit
EtymologyEdit
молодо́й (molodój) + -ец (-ec)
Pronunciation 1Edit
NounEdit
молоде́ц • (molodéc) m anim (genitive молодца́, nominative plural молодцы́, genitive plural молодцо́в)
- fine fellow, fine girl
- attaboy, attagirl, well done, bravo, good for you, good for her
Usage notesEdit
- The term is a grammatical masculine but can refer to both genders. Using it as a feminine may happen in non-standard speech.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of молоде́ц (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b reduc)
SynonymsEdit
- у́мница (úmnica)
- молодчи́на (molodčína) (colloquial)
- молодча́га (molodčága) (colloquial)
- молото́к (molotók) (colloquial, lit.: "hammer" because of the similarity with "молодец")
Pronunciation 2Edit
NounEdit
мо́лодец • (mólodec) m anim (genitive мо́лодца, nominative plural мо́лодцы, genitive plural мо́лодцев)
Usage notesEdit
- This word is literary, mostly present in fairy tales. In the modern language it is significantly less common than молоде́ц
DeclensionEdit
Declension of мо́лодец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc)
InterjectionEdit
молоде́ц! • (molodéc!)
Usage notesEdit
The word is also often used as a chanting word