joven

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin iuvenis (compare Catalan jove, French jeune, Galician xove, Italian giovane, Portuguese jovem, Spanish joven), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Pronunciation

• (eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒuɛn/, /ˈdʒuin/
• (western) IPA^(key): /ˈzuɛn/

Adjective

joven m (masculine plural jóveny, feminine singular jóvena, feminine plural jóvene)

1. young, youthful

   I mé fradeî enn jóveny.

   My brothers are young.

Antonyms

• vech, madur, ancian

Noun

joven m (masculine plural jóveny, feminine singular jóvena, feminine plural jóvene)

1. youth, young person

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Portuguese

Adjective

joven (plural jovens, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of jovem

Noun

joven m f (plural jovens)

1. Obsolete spelling of jovem

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin iuvenis (compare Catalan jove, French jeune, Galician xove, Lombard joven, Italian giovane, Portuguese jovem), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxo.βen/

Adjective

joven (plural jóvenes)

1. young, youthful

   Mis tías son jóvenes.

   My aunts are young.

Synonyms

• juvenil

Antonyms

• anciano, maduro, viejo

Noun

joven m, f (plural jóvenes)

1. youth, young person

Synonyms

• muchacho m, muchacha f

Derived terms

• jovencito m
• jovenzuelo m

Related terms

• juvenil
• juventud