iuventus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From iuvenis (young) +‎ -tūs (abstract noun-forming suffix). Compare iuventās.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iuventūs f (genitive iuventūtis); third declension

  1. the age of youth, youth
    Synonyms: iuventās, iuventa
    Antonym: senectūs

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iuventūs iuventūtēs
Genitive iuventūtis iuventūtum
Dative iuventūtī iuventūtibus
Accusative iuventūtem iuventūtēs
Ablative iuventūte iuventūtibus
Vocative iuventūs iuventūtēs

Descendants

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References

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  • iuventus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • men of military age: qui arma ferre possunt or iuventus
  • See under juventus