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): /ˈxoben/, [ˈxoβẽn]
• Hyphenation: jo‧ven

Adjective

joven (plural jóvenes) (superlative jovencísimo)

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, muchacha

Derived terms

• jovencito
• jovenzuelo

Related terms

• juvenil
• juventud

Further reading

• “joven” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.