tenente
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Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
tenente m (plural tenentes)
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Further reading
- “tenente” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin tenentem, present active participle of teneō (“to hold, have, grasp”).
Alternative forms
Adjective
tenente (plural tenenti)
Participle
tenente (plural tenenti)
Etymology 2
Clipping of luogotenente.
Noun
tenente m (plural tenenti)
Further reading
- tenente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
tenente
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin tenentem, probably a borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
tenente m (plural tenentes)
- (military, law enforcement) lieutenant (a low commissioned officer rank)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tenente” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
tenente m (plural tenentes)