младеж

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɫɐˈdɛʃ]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

младе́ж • (mladéž) m

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 • (mladéž) f

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 • (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

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): [ˈmladɛʃ]
• Rhymes: -adɛʃ
• Hyphenation: мла‧деж

Noun

младеж (mladež) f (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

• 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
• 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 m (Latin spelling mládež)

1. (uncountable) youth (young people)

Declension

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

Declension of младеж

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 (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), 2006–2025