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jovem.

young, youthful

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʒɔ.vẽj̃/Brazil[ˈʒɔ.vẽɪ̯̃]Brazil/ˈʒɔ.vɐ̃j̃/Portugal/ˈʒɔ.bɐ̃j̃/Northern, Portugal

  1. young, youthful

    feminine · masculine
    Minhas tias são jovens.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō Proto-Italic *juwō Latin iuvenis Portuguese jovem Inherited from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō (“young”). Compare Galician xove, Spanish joven.

noun/ˈʒɔ.vẽj̃/Brazil[ˈʒɔ.vẽɪ̯̃]Brazil/ˈʒɔ.vɐ̃j̃/Portugal/ˈʒɔ.bɐ̃j̃/Northern, Portugal

  1. youngster (young person)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō Proto-Italic *juwō Latin iuvenis Portuguese jovem Inherited from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō (“young”). Compare Galician xove, Spanish joven.

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