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Lombard
- giuen (Modern orthography)
- giuin (Modern orthography)
Etymology
From Latin iuvenem, juvenem, accusative of iuvenis (compare Catalan jove, French jeune, Galician xove, Italian giovane, Portuguese jovem, Spanish joven), from Proto-Italic *juwenis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gioven m (feminine singular giovena, masculine (and Western feminine) plural gioven, Eastern feminine plural giovene) (Classical Milanese orthography)
- young, youthful
- Antonyms: vegg, madur, anzian
- I mè fradei hinn gioven. ― My brothers are young.
Noun
gioven m (feminine singular giovena, masculine (and Western feminine) plural gioven, Eastern feminine plural giovene) (Classical Milanese orthography)
- a youth
- a young man
References
- Francesco Cherubini, Vocabolario milanese-italiano, Volume 2, 1843, p. 228
Romansch
Adjective
gioven m (feminine singular giovna, masculine plural giovens, feminine plural giovnas)
- (Surmiran) Alternative form of giuven (“young”)
Noun
gioven m (plural giovens; feminine giovna, plural giovnas)
- (Surmiran) Alternative form of giuven (“boy, youth, young man”)