giovane

giovane

Italian

Alternative forms

• giovine (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwenis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Cognates include French jeune, Romanian june, Romansch giuven and Spanish joven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.va.ne/

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• Rhymes: -ovane
• Hyphenation: gió‧va‧ne

Adjective

giovane (plural giovani, superlative giovanissimo)

1. young
2. youthful

Antonyms

• vecchio

Derived terms

• giovanaglia
• giovaneggiare
• giovanesco

 

Related terms

• giovanile
• giovanilismo
• giovanilista
• giovanilistico
• gioventù
• giovinezza

 

Noun

giovane m or f by sense (plural [[giovanìno<q:also referring to animals>,giovincèllo<q:jocular>#Italian|giovanìno<q:also referring to animals>,giovincèllo<q:jocular>]], diminutive giovanétto or (more common) giovinétto, augmentative giovanòtto or giovinòtto, derogatory giovinàstro or (uncommon) giovinàccio)

1. a youth
2. a young man or woman

Antonyms

• vecchio

Derived terms

• giovanetto
• giovanotto