Reconstruction:Latin/iovenem
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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Latin iuvenis, with */ɔ/ developing via dissimilation from the following /β/ (cf. colŏber, *colŏbra, *ŏvum).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
*iŏvenem (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
Noun[edit]
*iŏvenem m or f by sense (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
- youth (young person)
Declension[edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */ˈjɔβenes/ | */ˈjɔβenes/ |
| oblique | */ˈjɔβene/ | *ˈ/jɔβenes/ |
Descendants[edit]
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: giòvane (Tuscan variant)
- North Italian:[1]
- Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: juene (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §238.
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “jŭvĕnis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 95
- ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 51: “giovani” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it