Wiktionary

молодец

Russian edit

Etymology edit

молодо́й (molodój) +‎ -ец (-ec)

Pronunciation 1 edit

  • IPA(key): [məɫɐˈdʲet͡s]
  • audio(file)

Noun edit

молоде́ц • (molodéc) m anim (genitive молодца́, nominative plural молодцы́, genitive plural молодцо́в)

  1. fine fellow, fine girl
  2. attaboy, attagirl, well done, bravo, good for you, good for her
Usage notes edit
  • The term is a grammatical masculine but can refer to both genders. Using it as a feminine may happen in non-standard speech.
Declension edit
Declension of молоде́ц (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative молоде́ц
molodéc 		молодцы́
molodcý
genitive молодца́
molodcá 		молодцо́в
molodcóv
dative молодцу́
molodcú 		молодца́м
molodcám
accusative молодца́
molodcá 		молодцо́в
molodcóv
instrumental молодцо́м
molodcóm 		молодца́ми
molodcámi
prepositional молодце́
molodcé 		молодца́х
molodcáx
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
  • → Ingrian: molotsa

Pronunciation 2 edit

Noun edit

мо́лодец • (mólodec) m anim (genitive мо́лодца, nominative plural мо́лодцы, genitive plural мо́лодцев)

  1. brave man, clever man (usually a young man)
Usage notes edit
  • This word is literary, mostly present in fairy tales. In the modern language it is significantly less common than молоде́ц
Declension edit
Declension of мо́лодец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative мо́лодец
mólodec 		мо́лодцы
mólodcy
genitive мо́лодца
mólodca 		мо́лодцев
mólodcev
dative мо́лодцу
mólodcu 		мо́лодцам
mólodcam
accusative мо́лодца
mólodca 		мо́лодцев
mólodcev
instrumental мо́лодцем
mólodcem 		мо́лодцами
mólodcami
prepositional мо́лодце
mólodce 		мо́лодцах
mólodcax

Interjection edit

молоде́ц! • (molodéc!)

  1. attaboy!, attagirl!, well done!
Usage notes edit

The word is also often used as a chanting word

Descendants edit
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