juvenil

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis, derived from iuvenis (young).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ʒu.vəˈnil/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ʒu.bəˈnil/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒu.veˈnil/

Adjective

juvenil (masculine and feminine plural juvenils)

  1. youthful, juvenile

References


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis, derived from iuvenis (young).
Equivalent to joven (young) + -il (-ile).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʒu.ve.ˈniw/

Adjective

juvenil m or f (plural juvenis, comparable)

  1. juvenile (for young people)
  2. juvenile; youthful (characteristic of young people)
  3. juvenile; childish; immature in behaviour

Synonyms

Noun

juvenil m (plural juvenis)

  1. (sports) a competition for players aged 16 and 17

References

  • juvenil” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  • juvenil in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French juvénile and Latin iuvenīlis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒu.veˈnil/

Adjective

juvenil m or n (feminine singular juvenilă, masculine plural juvenili, feminine and neuter plural juvenile)

  1. juvenile
  2. teenage

Declension

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis, derived from iuvenis (young).
Equivalent to joven (young) + -il (-ile”, “tending to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xubeˈnil/, [xuβeˈnil]

Adjective

juvenil (plural juveniles)

  1. juvenile
  2. teenage
  3. youthful
  4. (sports) in an age group in a certain sport, generally corresponding to under-16, under-17, under-18 or under-19, but it depends on the sport

See also

References

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