impubere

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See also: impubère

Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin impūberem (youthful).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /imˈpu.be.re/
  • Rhymes: -ubere
  • Hyphenation: im‧pù‧be‧re

Adjective[edit]

impubere (plural impuberi)

  1. prepuberal, prepubertal, prepubescent (of people)
    Synonym: prepubere
    Antonym: (literary) pubere
  2. not yet fit for reproduction (of animals)

Noun[edit]

impubere m or f by sense (plural impuberi)

  1. prepubescent
    Synonym: prepubere
    Antonym: (literary) pubere
  2. a young animal not yet fit for reproduction

Further reading[edit]

  • impubere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana