iunior

Latin

Alternative forms

jūnior

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *juwenjōs, from *juwenis + *-jōs.

Adjective

iūnior (neuter iūnius); third declension

younger
Antonym: senior

Inflection

Third declension, comparative variant

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	iūnior	iūnius		iūniōrēs	iūniōra
Genitive	iūniōris	iūniōris		iūniōrum	iūniōrum
Dative	iūniōrī	iūniōrī		iūniōribus	iūniōribus
Accusative	iūniōrem	iūnius		iūniōrēs	iūniōra
Ablative	iūniōre	iūniōre		iūniōribus	iūniōribus
Vocative	iūnior	iūnius		iūniōrēs	iūniōra

Descendants

→ Catalan: junior
→ English: junior
French: geindre
→ French: junior
→ Italian: giuniore
Old French: joindre, gignor
→ Portuguese: júnior
→ Romanian: junior
→ Spanish: júnior

Related terms

iuvenior

References

iunior in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
iunior in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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