молодёжь

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic молодежь (molodežĭ), from Proto-Slavic *moldežь, from *moldъ (young) + *-ežь. By surface analysis, молодо́й (molodój) + -ёжь (-jóžʹ). Compare Polish młodzież.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məɫɐˈdʲɵʂ]
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Noun

молодёжь • (molodjóžʹ) f inan (genitive молодёжи, uncountable)

  1. the young, youth, young people (collective)
    Synonyms: молодо́е поколе́ние (molodóje pokolénije), молодня́к (molodnják)

Declension

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