juene

Old French

Alternative forms

• jone
• jovene
• juefne

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *jovenem, from Latin iuvenis, juvenis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

juene m (oblique and nominative feminine singular juene)

1. young (youthful; not old)

Related terms

• juenesce

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

Noun

juene m or f

1. young person
   • circa 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, ieune
  • French: jeune
• Norman: janne
• Walloon: djonne