giovinezza

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From giovine (young) +‎ -ezza (-ness, suffix denoting a state of being). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *juvenitia. Compare French jeunesse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒo.viˈnet.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ettsa
  • Hyphenation: gio‧vi‧néz‧za
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

giovinezza f (plural giovinezze)

  1. youth
    Synonym: gioventù

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