jovençà

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *iuvenciānus, from Latin iuvencus (“young”). A derivation from Proto-Celtic *yowankos has also been proposed on account of the suffix.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ʒo.vənˈsa/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ʒu.bənˈsa/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒo.venˈsa/

Adjective

jovençà (feminine jovençana, masculine plural jovençans, feminine plural jovençanes)

Noun

jovençà m (plural jovençans, feminine jovençana)

newlywed

Further reading

“jovençà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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