impubere

See also: impubère

Italian

Alternative forms

• impube (literary)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impūberem (“youthful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpu.be.re/
• Rhymes: -ubere
• Hyphenation: im‧pù‧be‧re

Adjective

impubere (plural impuberi)

1. prepuberal, prepubertal, prepubescent (of people)

   Synonym: prepubere

   Antonym: (literary) pubere

2. not yet fit for reproduction (of animals)

Noun

impubere m or f by sense (plural impuberi)

1. prepubescent

   Synonym: prepubere

   Antonym: (literary) pubere

2. a young animal not yet fit for reproduction

Further reading

• impubere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana