juventude

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned term taken from Latin iuventūtem (“youth”), from iuvenis (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vẽˈtu.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vẽˈtu.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vẽˈtu.de/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vẽˈtu.dɨ/ [ʒu.vẽˈtu.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vẽˈtu.dɨ/ [ʒu.vẽˈtu.ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.bẽˈtu.dɨ/ [ʒu.βẽˈtu.ðɨ]

Noun

juventude f (uncountable)

1. youth (quality or state of being young)

   Synonyms: jovenilidade, juventa, mocidade

   Antonyms: maturidade, senectude, senilidade, velhice

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:juventude.

Hyponyms

• adolecência, infância

Derived terms

• Juventude Hitlerista f (“Hitler Youth”)

Related terms

• jovem
• juvenescer
• juvenescimento
• juvenil
• juvenília
• juvenilidade
• juventa