Jugend
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German jugund, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþiz. Akin to Old Saxon juguth, English youth.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jugend f (genitive Jugend, no plural)
- youth (quality or state of being young; part of life following childhood)
- youth (young people collectively)
Declension edit
Declension of Jugend [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms edit
- Arbeiterjugend
- Hitlerjugend f (“Hitler Youth”)
- Jugendabteilung
- Jugendalter
- Jugendamt
- jugendfrei
- Jugendfreigabe
- Jugendfreund m (“childhood friend”)
- Jugendgruppe
- Jugendklub
- Jugendkrawalle
- jugendlich (“youthful”)
- Jugendmannschaft
- Jugendschutzgesetz
- Jugendstil m (“Art Nouveau”, literally “youth style”)
- Jugendsünde
- Jugendzeit
- Jugendzimmer
- Landjugend
- Sängerjugend
- Swingjugend
- Wanderjugend
See also edit
- Alter n (“age”)
- Kindheit f (“childhood”)
- Erwachsenenalter n (“adulthood”)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Possibly inherited from Middle High German jugent, from Old High German jugund, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþiz. Cognate with Dutch jeugd, English youth. The Rheinisches Wörterbuch considers both this word and the rhyming Dugend borrowings from German, though they are phonetically regular.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Jugend f (uncountable)