juene

Old French

Alternative forms

• jovene, jofne, jovre, jone, jonne, josne
• jeovene, jeofene, juefne, joene
• jevene, jefne, jenne, jane, janvre, genvre, jemble
• joule

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒwe.nə/, (later) [ˈd͡ʒwø.nə]

Adjective

juene m (oblique and nominative feminine singular juene)

1. young (youthful; not old)

Declension

Declension of juene

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	juenes	juene	juene
	Oblique	juene	juene	juene
Plural	Subject	juene	juenes	juene
	Oblique	juenes	juenes	juene

Antonyms

• ancien

Related terms

• juenesce

Noun

juene m or f

1. young person
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Et tuit li juene et li chenu
     A une feste sont venu[.]

     All all the young and the old
     Came to the feast.

Declension

  Declension of juene  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	Subject	juenes	juene
	Oblique	juene	juene
Plural	Subject	juene	juenes
	Oblique	juenes	juenes

Descendants

• Middle French: jeune
  • French: jeune
• Norman: janne, jenne, june
• Walloon: djonne

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “jŭvĕnis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 92