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

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

Noun

juventude f (uncountable)

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

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