νεότης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From νέος (néos, young) +‎ -της (-tēs). Diachronically from Proto-Hellenic *newótāts, from Proto-Indo-European *néwoteh₂ts (newness); cognate with Latin novitās, Sanskrit नवता (návatā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νεότης (neótēsf (genitive νεότητος); third declension (Attic, Epic, Ionic)

  1. youth
  2. youthful spirit, youthfulness, impetuosity
  3. (collective) a body of youth, the youth

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Descendants

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  • Greek: νεότητα (neótita)

References

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  • νεότης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • νεότης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • νεότης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers