младеж

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɫɐˈdɛʃ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *moldežь m; equivalent to млад (mlad, young) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Noun

младе́ж • (mladéžm

  1. young man, youth
    Synonyms: младок (mladok), юноша (junoša)
Declension
Declension of младе́ж
singular plural
indefinite младе́ж
mladéž
младе́жи
mladéži
definite
(subject form)
младе́жът
mladéžǎt
младе́жите
mladéžite
definite
(object form)
младе́жа
mladéža
vocative form младе́жо, младе́ж
mladéžo, mladéž
младе́жи
mladéži

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *moldežь f.

Noun

младе́ж • (mladéžf

  1. (uncountable) the young, youth, young people (collectively)
Declension
Declension of младе́ж
singular
indefinite младе́ж
mladéž
definite младежта́
mladežtá

References

  • младеж”, 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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɫadɛʃ]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

младеж • (mladežm (uncountable)

  1. youth (young people)
    Synonym: младина (mladina)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *madežь.

Noun

младеж • (mladežm (plural младежи)

  1. mole, birthmark
    Synonym: бенка (benka)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak mládež (although the expected form is *младзеж (*mladzež)), from Proto-Slavic *moldežь. By surface analysis, млади (mladi) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

младеж (mladežf (related adjective младежски)

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

Declension

Declension of младеж
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

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

Further reading

  • младеж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

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

Further reading

  • младеж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025