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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From νέος (néos, “young”) + -της (-tēs). Diachronically from Proto-Hellenic *newótāts, from Proto-Indo-European *néwoteh₂ts (“newness”); cognate with Latin novitās, Sanskrit नवता (návatā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne.ó.tɛːs/ → /neˈo.tis/ → /neˈo.tis/
Noun
νεότης • (neótēs) f (genitive νεότητος); third declension (Attic, Epic, Ionic)
- youth
- youthful spirit, youthfulness, impetuosity
- (collective) a body of youth, the youth
Declension
Synonyms
- (a body of youth, the youth): νεολαία (neolaía)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “youth”): γῆρας (gêras)
- (antonym(s) of “youthfulness”): πρεσβύτης (presbútēs)
Descendants
References
- “νεότης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “νεότης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “νεότης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers