מאָלאָדיעץ

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • מאַלאָדיעץ (malodyets)

Etymology

As a noun, borrowed from Russian мо́лодец (mólodec); as an interjection, borrowed from Russian молоде́ц (molodéc).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /mɔˈlɔdjɛt͡s/, /mɔlɔˈdjɛt͡s/

Noun

מאָלאָדיעץ • (molodyets) m, plural מאָלאָדיעצעס (molodyetses)

  1. a brave person, a hero
    • 2009, Yankev London, “עס גייט שוין די צווייטע מאה פֿון פּרעזידענטישע טעג [It is already the second hundred of presidential days]”, in Forverts‎:
      באַראַק אָבאַמאַ איז — איר ווייסט עס אַליין — אַ זעלטענער מאָלאָדיעץ.
      barak obama iz — ir veyst es aleyn — a zeltener molodyets.
      Barack Obama is - you know it yourself - a rare brave person.
  2. a person who can get things done
  3. fine fellow, good guy

Derived terms
  • ביסט אַ מאָלאָדיעץ (bist a molodyets, “well done!, bravo!”)

Interjection

מאָלאָדיעץ! • (molodyets!)

  1. genius!
  2. well done!, bravo!, attaboy!, attagirl!

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מאָלאָדיעץ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מאָלאָדיעץ”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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