juene

Old French

Alternative forms

• jovene, jofne, jovre, jone, jonne, josne
• jeovene, jeofene, juefne, joene
• jevene, jefne, jenne, jane, janvre, genvre, jemble
• joule

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒwe.nə/, (later) [ˈd͡ʒwø.nə]

Adjective

juene m (oblique and nominative feminine singular juene)

1. young (youthful; not old)

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	juenes	juene	juene
	oblique	juene			juene	juene
plural	subject	juene	juenes		juene
	oblique	juenes			juenes	juene

Antonyms

• ancien

Related terms

• juenesce

Noun

juene m or f

1. young person
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Et tuit li juene et li chenu
     A une feste sont venu[.]

     And all the young and old,
     Came to a feast.

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine
singular	subject	juenes	juene
	oblique	juene	juene
plural	subject	juene	juenes
	oblique	juenes	juenes

Descendants

• Middle French: jeune
  • French: jeune
• Norman: janne, jenne, june
• Walloon: djonne

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “jŭvĕnis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 92