mancebia

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• mançebia (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From mancebo (“young man, youth”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mant͡seˈbia/

Noun

mancebia f (usually uncountable)

1. youth
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1r:

     Priegot mucho q̃ te miẽbre del amor. ⁊ de la cõpãnia. que ẏo ⁊ ti ouẏemos en nr̃a mãçebia.

     I beg dearly that it remind you of the affection and company that you and I shared in our youth.

Synonyms

• juuentut f, mancebez f

Antonyms

• vejez f

Descendants

• Spanish: mancebía

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.seˈbi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.seˈbi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.seˈbi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.sɨˈbi.ɐ/ [mɐ̃.sɨˈβi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: man‧ce‧bi‧a

Noun

mancebia f (plural mancebias)

1. concubinage
2. dissolute life