giovane

Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

gióvine (rare or archaic)
giòvane (Tuscan^[1]< Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin iuvenis.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.va.ne/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ovane
Hyphenation: gió‧va‧ne

Adjective edit

giovane (plural giovani, superlative giovanissimo)

Antonyms edit

vecchio

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Noun edit

giovane m or f by sense (plural giovani, diminutive giovanétto or (more common) giovinétto or (also referring to animals) giovanìno or (jocular) giovincèllo, augmentative giovanòtto or giovinòtto, derogatory giovinàstro or (uncommon) giovinàccio)

a youth
a young man or woman

Antonyms edit

vecchio

Derived terms edit

References edit

giovane in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 51: “giovani” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

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