Jugend

German

Etymology

From Old High German jugund, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþiz. Akin to Old Saxon juguth, English youth.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjuːɡənt/, [ˈjuːɡŋ̍t]
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Hyphenation: Ju‧gend

Noun

Jugend f (genitive Jugend, no plural)

youth (quality or state of being young; part of life following childhood)
youth (young people collectively)

Declension

Declension of Jugend [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Jugend
genitive	einer	der	Jugend
dative	einer	der	Jugend
accusative	eine	die	Jugend

Derived terms

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

Alter n (“age”)
Kindheit f (“childhood”)
Erwachsenenalter n (“adulthood”)

Further reading

“Jugend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Jugend” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Jugend” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈju(ː)ʁent/, [ˈju(ː).ʁənt]

Noun

Jugend f (uncountable)

youth

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