Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Italic *juwentā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥téh₂. See also iuventūs and iuventās.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

iuventa f (genitive iuventae); first declension

  1. youth, young manhood
    Synonyms: iuventūs, iuventās
    Antonym: senectūs

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iuventa iuventae
Genitive iuventae iuventārum
Dative iuventae iuventīs
Accusative iuventam iuventās
Ablative iuventā iuventīs
Vocative iuventa iuventae

Related terms edit

References edit

  • iuventa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers