mláde

Mláde is a term that is not widely recognized as a standalone word in contemporary standard Czech or Slovak. In everyday usage, the word for “youth” is mládež, and mláde generally does not appear as an independent entry in modern dictionaries.

Etymology and usage

The root mlád- is common across Slavic languages, meaning “young.” The common noun mládež is formed with the suffix -ež and denotes the collective of young people or youth culture. The form mláde, when encountered, tends to appear only as part of historical texts, dialectal varieties, or as a truncated or archaic variant rather than as a current, independent term. It is not used as a standard dictionary headword in contemporary language references.

Context and references

Because mláde is not a standard modern term, most reliable references discuss it only as a linguistic curiosity or as a relic of older texts. In contemporary contexts, discussions about youth in Czech and Slovak typically employ mládež, mládenec (a young man), or related compounds rather than mláde itself.

See also

mládež, youth, mládí (in some Slavic languages, related terms for youth or young people)

Note

If mláde appears in a specific dialect, literary work, or regional usage, its meaning may be context-dependent. Providing a particular source or region would help clarify its precise interpretation in that instance.