giovena

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Lombard

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

giovena (Classical Milanese orthography)

  1. singular feminine of gioven

Noun

giovena f (masculine singular gioven, masculine (and Western feminine) plural gioven, Eastern feminine plural giovene) (Classical Milanese orthography)

  1. a young woman

References

  • Francesco Cherubini, Vocabolario milanese-italiano, Volume 2, 1843, p. 228