молодец

молодо́й (molodój) +‎ -ец (-ec)

• IPA^(key): [məɫɐˈdʲet͡s]

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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

• The term is a grammatical masculine but can refer to both genders. Using it as a feminine may happen in non-standard speech.

• у́мница (úmnica)
• молодчи́на (molodčína) (colloquial)
• молодча́га (molodčága) (colloquial)
• молото́к (molotók) (colloquial, lit.: "hammer" because of the similarity with "молодец")

• → Ingrian: molotsa

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoɫədʲɪt͡s]

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

1. brave man, clever man (usually a young man)

• This word is literary, mostly present in fairy tales. In the modern language it is significantly less common than молоде́ц

молоде́ц! • (molodéc!)

1. attaboy!, attagirl!, well done!

The word is also often used as a chanting word

• → Armenian: մալադեց (maladecʻ)
• → Bashkir: маладис (maladis)
• → Yiddish: מאָלאָדיעץ (molodyets)