iuvenis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *juwenis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Cognates include Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), Persian جوان (javān) and Old English ġeong (English young).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈju.we.nis/, [ˈjʊ.wɛ.nɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈju.ve.nis/, [ˈjuː.ve.nis]
Adjective
iuvenis (genitive iuvenis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | iuvenis | iuvenēs | iuvenia | ||
| genitive | iuvenium | ||||
| dative | iuvenī | iuvenibus | |||
| accusative | iuvenem | iuvenis | iuvenēs | iuvenia | |
| ablative | iuvenī | iuvenibus | |||
| vocative | iuvenis | iuvenēs | iuvenia | ||
- comparative: iunior or iuvenior, superlative: iuvenissimus
Antonyms
Noun
iuvenis m, f (genitive iuvenis); third declension
- A youth; a young man or woman.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iuvenis | iuvenēs |
| genitive | iuvenis | iuvenum |
| dative | iuvenī | iuvenibus |
| accusative | iuvenem | iuvenēs |
| ablative | iuvene | iuvenibus |
| vocative | iuvenis | iuvenēs |
Related terms
Terms related to iuvenis
Descendants
References
- iuvenis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- iuvenis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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