Reconstruction:Latin/iovenem

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From Classical Latin iuvenis, with */ɔ/ developing via dissimilation from the following /β/ (cf. colŏber, *colŏbra, *ŏvum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔβene/

Adjective

*iŏvenem (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. young

Noun

*iŏvenem m or f by sense (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. youth (young person)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈjɔβenes/	*/ˈjɔβenes/
oblique	*/ˈjɔβene/	*ˈ/jɔβenes/

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: giòvane (Tuscan variant)
• North Italian:
  • Emilian: zòvan
  • Venetian: zòvane
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: juene (see there for further descendants)

References

• Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §238.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “jŭvĕnis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 95