молодёжь

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic молодежь (molodežĭ), from Proto-Slavic *moldežь, from *moldъ (“young”) + *-ežь. Equivalent to молодо́й (molodój) +‎ -ёжь (-jožʹ). Compare Polish młodzież.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məlɐˈdʲɵʂ]
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Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of молодёжь (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular
nominative молодёжь
molodjóžʹ
genitive молодёжи
molodjóži
dative молодёжи
molodjóži
accusative молодёжь
molodjóžʹ
instrumental молодёжью
molodjóžʹju
prepositional молодёжи
molodjóži

Synonyms

  • молодое поколе́ние (molodoje pokolénije)
  • молодня́к (molodnják)
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