giovane

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iuvenis. Cognate with Sicilian jùvini.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.va.ne/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ovane
  • Hyphenation: gió‧va‧ne

Adjective

giovane m or f (plural giovani, superlative giovanissimo)

  1. young
  2. youthful

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Noun

giovane m or f by sense (plural giovani, diminutive giovanétto or (more common) giovinétto or (also referring to animals) giovanìno or (jocular) giovincèllo, augmentative giovanòtto or giovinòtto, derogatory giovinàstro or (uncommon) giovinàccio)

  1. a youth
  2. a young man or woman

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References

  • giovane in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 51: “giovani” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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