jove

See also: Jove and jőve

Catalan

Etymology

From (compare Occitan jove), from Latin iuvenem, juvenem, accusative of iuvenis (compare French jeune, Spanish joven), from Proto-Italic *juwenis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʒo.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʒo.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒo.ve]

Adjective

jove m or f (masculine and feminine plural jóvens)

1. young

   Antonym: vell

Derived terms

• rejovenir

Related terms

• joventut

Noun

jove m or f (plural jóvens)

1. a young person, adolescent

Noun

jove f (plural jóvens)

1. daughter-in-law

   Synonym: nora

Coordinate terms

• gendre

Further reading

• “jove” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “jove”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “jove” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “jove” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• jouine (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin iuvenem, juvenem, accusative of iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwenis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Adjective

jove m (feminine singular jove, masculine plural joves, feminine plural joves)

1. young

Related terms

• joventut