iuventa

Latin

Alternative forms

• juventa

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *juwentā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥téh₂. See also iuventūs and iuventās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i̯uˈu̯en.ta/, [i̯uˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /juˈven.ta/, [juˈvɛn̪t̪ä]

Noun

iuventa f (genitive iuventae); first declension

1. youth, young manhood

   Synonyms: iuventūs, iuventās

   Antonym: senectūs

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iuventa	iuventae
Genitive	iuventae	iuventārum
Dative	iuventae	iuventīs
Accusative	iuventam	iuventās
Ablative	iuventā	iuventīs
Vocative	iuventa	iuventae

Related terms

• iuvenis

References

• “iuventa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers