adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
iuvenīlis
iuvenīlis (neuter iuvenīle)
Classical[jʊ.wɛˈniː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ju.veˈniː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationyouthful, juvenile
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Juventa · Juventus · Juventas · Juvenalis · Juvenilis
1. Juventa (from ζέω, ζόη), is the season of youth; juventus, a collection of young men; Juventas, the goddess of youth. 2. Juvenalis denotes youthful, either indifferently, as that which belongs to young people, or with praise, in opp. to the weakness of old age; whereas juvenilis denotes youthful, with the accessory moral notion of what is in conformity with the character of young people, mostly with blame, in opp. to the maturity of age. (v. 46.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iuvenīlis | iuvenīlis | iuvenīle |
| genitive | iuvenīlis | iuvenīlis | iuvenīlis |
| dative | iuvenīlī | iuvenīlī | iuvenīlī |
| accusative | iuvenīlem | iuvenīlem | iuvenīle |
| ablative | iuvenīlī | iuvenīlī | iuvenīlī |
| vocative | iuvenīlis | iuvenīlis | iuvenīle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iuvenīlēs | iuvenīlēs | iuvenīlia |
| genitive | iuvenīlium | iuvenīlium | iuvenīlium |
| dative | iuvenīlibus | iuvenīlibus | iuvenīlibus |
| accusative | iuvenīlīs iuvenīlēs | iuvenīlīs iuvenīlēs | iuvenīlia |
| ablative | iuvenīlibus | iuvenīlibus | iuvenīlibus |
| vocative | iuvenīlēs | iuvenīlēs | iuvenīlia |
jŭvĕnīlis (jŭvĕnāl-), e, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to youth, youthful, juvenile.
I. Lit.: juvenilis quaedam dicendi impunitas et licentia. Cic. Brut. 91, 316:
redundantia, id. Or. 30, 108: sumptis Priamum juvenalibus armis vidit. Verg. A. 2, 518: corpus, id. ib. 5, 475: valida ac juvenilia membra, Juv. 11, 5: anni, Ov. M. 8, 632: caput, id. ib. 1, 564: femur, id. Am. 1, 5, 22: suis semper juvenilior annis, id. M. 14, 639: sidus juvenile nepotes, shining among the youths like stars, a youthful constellation, id. Tr. 2, 167.—II. Transf.
A. Lively, cheerful:
integer et laetus laeta et juvenilia lusi, Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 7.—B. Violent, strong:
praeceps juvenile pericli, Stat. S. 1, 4, 50.—Hence, advv. 1. jŭvĕnīle, youthfully:
adhuc juvenile vagans, Stat. S. 3, 5, 25.—2. jŭvĕnīlĭter, youthfully, after the manner of youth:
exsultare, Cic. de Sen. 4, 10 (in Ovid only juvenaliter; v. juvenalis fin.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
iuvenīlis e, adj. with comp.
iuvenis, of youth, youthful, juvenile: dicendi impunitas: membra, Iu.: suis semper iuvenilior annis, O.: sidus iuvenile nepotes, a youthful constellation, O. —Plur n. as subst: iuvenilia lusi, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwHō
- Proto-Italic*juwō
- Latiniuvenīlis
Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin iuvenīlis From iuven(is) (“young”) + -īlis (“-ile”, “tending to”).
Descendants
- Catalanjuvenil
- Frenchjuvénile
- Italiangiovenile
- Italiangiovanile
- Portuguesejuvenil
- Romanianjuvenil
- Spanishjuvenil
- Englishjuvenile
In English words that came into English from iuvenīlis
- juvenileiuvenīlis
- juveniliaiuvenīlia