jovençà

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *iuvenciānus, from Latin iuvencus (“young”). A derivation from Proto-Celtic *yowankos has also been proposed on account of the suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʒu.βənˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʒo.vənˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒo.venˈsa]

Adjective

jovençà (feminine jovençana, masculine plural jovençans, feminine plural jovençanes)

1. newlywed
2. young

Noun

jovençà m (plural jovençans, feminine jovençana)

1. newlywed

Further reading

• “jovençà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.