juvenil

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis, derived from iuvenis (“young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʒu.βəˈnil]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʒu.vəˈnil]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒu.veˈnil]
• Rhymes: -il

Adjective

juvenil m or f (masculine and feminine plural juvenils)

1. youthful, juvenile

Related terms

• jove
• joventut

References

• “juvenil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Danish

Etymology

From Latin iuvenīlis.

Adjective

juvenil (neuter juvenilt, plural and definite singular attributive juvenile)

1. (geology) originating from the Earth's interior, (especially water released by volcanic eruptions or in hot springs)
2. juvenile (immature)

   Coordinate term: infantil

Declension

Inflection of juvenil

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	juvenil	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	juvenilt	—	—2
plural	juvenile	—	—2
definite attributive1	juvenile	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “juvenil” in Den Danske Ordbog

Galician

Adjective

juvenil m or f (plural juvenis, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of xuvenil

Noun

juvenil m (plural juvenis, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of xuvenil

Further reading

• “juvenil”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch juveniel, from French juvénile, from Latin iuvenīlis (“youthful; juvenile”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuvəˈnil/ [d͡ʒu.fəˈnɪl]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: ju‧ve‧nil

Adjective

juvenil (comparative lebih juvenil, superlative paling juvenil)

1. juvenile

Alternative forms

• juvenilis

Noun

juvenil (plural juvenil-juvenil)

1. juvenile

Further reading

• “juvenil”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English juvenile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuvenil/
• Rhymes: -nil, -il
• Hyphenation: ju‧vé‧nil

Noun

juvenil (Jawi spelling جوۏينيل, plural juvenil-juvenil or juvenil²)

1. juvenile.

   Synonyms: budak, budak-budak, kanak-kanak

Further reading

• "juvenil" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis, derived from iuvenis (“young”). By surface analysis, joven (“young”) +‎ -il (“-ile”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.veˈniw/ [ʒu.veˈniʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vɨˈnil/ [ʒu.vɨˈniɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vɨˈnil/ [ʒu.vɨˈniɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.bɨˈnil/ [ʒu.βɨˈniɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.vɨˈni.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: ju‧ve‧nil

Adjective

juvenil m or f (plural juvenis)

1. juvenile (for young people)
2. juvenile; youthful (characteristic of young people)
3. juvenile; childish; immature in behaviour

   Synonym: infantil

Noun

juvenil m (plural juvenis)

1. (sports) a competition for players aged 16 and 17

Related terms

• jovem
• juventude

References

• “juvenil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “juvenil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French juvénile and Latin iuvenīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒu.veˈnil/

Adjective

juvenil m or n (feminine singular juvenilă, masculine plural juvenili, feminine/neuter plural juvenile)

1. juvenile
2. teenage

Declension

Declension of juvenil

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	juvenil		juvenilă		juvenili	juvenile
	definite	juvenilul		juvenila		juvenilii	juvenilele
genitive- dative	indefinite	juvenil		juvenile		juvenili	juvenile
	definite	juvenilului		juvenilei		juvenililor	juvenilelor

Synonyms

• tineresc

Related terms

• june
• juvenilitate

Further reading

• “juvenil”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis, derived from iuvenis (“young”).
Equivalent to joven (“young”) +‎ -il (“-ile, tending to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xubeˈnil/ [xu.β̞eˈnil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: ju‧ve‧nil

Adjective

juvenil m or f (masculine and feminine plural juveniles)

1. juvenile
2. teenage
3. youthful
4. (sports) in an age group in a certain sport, generally corresponding to under-16, under-17, under-18 or under-19, but it depends on the sport

Derived terms

• albergue juvenil

Related terms

• joven
• jovencito
• jovenzuelo
• juventud

See also

• Spanish Wikipedia's article on age groups in sports

Further reading

• “juvenil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

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Wikipedia ^sv

Adjective

juvenil (not comparable)

1. juvenile (young, not fully developed)
2. juvenile (immature)

Declension

Inflection of juvenil

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	juvenil	—	—
neuter singular	juvenilt	—	—
plural	juvenila	—	—
masculine plural2	juvenile	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	juvenile	—	—
all	juvenila	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• juvenil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• juvenil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• juvenil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)