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