# juvenil
## Catalan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

juvenil m or f (masculine and feminine plural juvenils)
* youthful, juvenile

#### Related terms

* jove
* joventut

### References

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

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin iuvenīlis.

### Adjective

juvenil (neuter juvenilt, plural and definite singular attributive juvenile)
* (geology) originating from the Earth's interior, (especially water released by volcanic eruptions or in hot springs)
* juvenile (immature)
    Coordinate term: infantil

#### Declension

$^1$ 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)
* reintegrationist spelling of xuvenil

### Noun

juvenil m (plural juvenis, reintegrationist norm)
* reintegrationist spelling of xuvenil

### Further reading

* “juvenil” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuvənil/ [ˈd͡ʒu.fə.nɪl]
* Rhymes: -uvənil
* Syllabification: ju‧ve‧nil

### Adjective

juvenil
* juvenile

### Noun

juvenil (plural juvenil-juvenil)
* juvenile

### Further reading

* “juvenil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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: /d͡ʒuvenil/
* Rhymes: -nil, -il
* Hyphenation: ju‧vé‧nil

### Noun

juvenil (Jawi spelling جوۏينيل, plural juvenil-juvenil, informal 1st possessive juvenilku, 2nd possessive juvenilmu, 3rd possessive juvenilnya)
* juvenile.
    Synonyms: budak, budak-budak, kanak-kanak

### Further reading

* “juvenil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, 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: /ʒu.veˈniw/ [ʒu.veˈniʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʒu.vɨˈnil/ [ʒu.vɨˈniɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʒu.vɨˈnil/ [ʒu.vɨˈniɫ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ʒu.bɨˈnil/ [ʒu.βɨˈniɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʒu.vɨˈni.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
* Hyphenation: ju‧ve‧nil

### Adjective

juvenil m or f (plural juvenis)
* juvenile (for young people)
* juvenile; youthful (characteristic of young people)
* juvenile; childish; immature in behaviour
    Synonym: infantil

### Noun

juvenil m (plural juvenis)
* (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: /ʒu.veˈnil/

### Adjective

juvenil m or n (feminine singular juvenilă, masculine plural juvenili, feminine and neuter plural juvenile)
* juvenile
* teenage

#### Synonyms

* tineresc

#### Related terms

* june
* juvenilitate

### Further reading

* juvenil in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xubeˈnil/ [xu.β̞eˈnil]
* Rhymes: -il
* Syllabification: ju‧ve‧nil

### Adjective

juvenil m or f (masculine and feminine plural juveniles)
* juvenile
* teenage
* youthful
* (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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Adjective

juvenil (not comparable)
* juvenile (young, not fully developed)
* juvenile (immature)

#### Declension

$^1$ 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)