jovem
See also: Jovem
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- joven (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin iuvenem, juvenem, accusative of iuvenis (“young”), from Proto-Italic *juwenis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Possibly a semi-learned term, as with Spanish joven. Cf. also moço.
Compare Galician xove, Spanish joven, Catalan jove, Occitan jove, French jeune, Italian giovane and Romanian june.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: jo‧vem
Adjective
jovem m or f (plural jovens)
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Noun
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- youngster (young person)