leifteanant
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom English lieutenant.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲɛfʲˈtʲan̪ˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛfʲtʲənˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲɛfʲtʲən̪ˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲɛfʲˈtʲanˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/, /l̠ʲɛfʲˈtʲan̪ˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/
Noun
editleifteanant m (genitive singular leifteanaint, nominative plural leifteanaint)
Derived terms
edit- foleifteanant (“sublieutenant”)
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leifteanant”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN