jovençà
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ʒu.βənˈsa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ʒo.vənˈsa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [d͡ʒo.venˈsa]
Adjective edit
jovençà (feminine jovençana, masculine plural jovençans, feminine plural jovençanes)
Noun edit
jovençà m (plural jovençans, feminine jovençana)
Further reading edit
- “jovençà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.