iuventa

Latin

Alternative forms

• juventa

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *juwentā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥téh₂. See also iuventūs and iuventās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i̯uˈu̯en.ta/, [i̯uˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /juˈven.ta/, [juˈvɛn̪t̪ä]

Noun

iuventa f (genitive iuventae); first declension

1. youth, young manhood

   Synonyms: iuventūs, iuventās

   Antonym: senectūs

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	iuventa	iuventae
genitive	iuventae	iuventārum
dative	iuventae	iuventīs
accusative	iuventam	iuventās
ablative	iuventā	iuventīs
vocative	iuventa	iuventae

Related terms

• iuvenis

References

• “iuventa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers