first lieutenant

English

Noun

first lieutenant (plural first lieutenants)

1. (military) The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade.
2. (military) An equivalent rank in other military forces.

Usage notes

When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

• Example: First Lieutenant John Smith. The rank of first lieutenant corresponds to pay grade O-2.

Abbreviations: 1st Lieutenant, 1st Lt., 1st LT, and 1LT.

Synonyms

• lieutenant (abbreviation of "first lieutenant")

Coordinate terms

(highest lieutenant rank):

• lieutenant senior grade

Translations

rank in the United States

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中尉 (zh) (zhōngwèi)

• Czech: nadporučík (cs) m
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} ĉefleŭtenanto
• Estonian: nooremleitnant
• Finnish: yliluutnantti (fi)
• German: Leutnant (de) m, Oberleutnant (de) m
• Greek: υπολοχαγός (el) m (ypolochagós) (army), υποπλοίαρχος (el) m (ypoploíarchos) (navy), υποσμηναγός (el) m (yposminagós) (airforce)
• Hungarian: főhadnagy (hu)
• Macedonian: поручник m (poručnik)
• Norwegian: løytnant m; premierløytnant m (dated)
• Portuguese: primeiro-tenente m
• Russian: пе́рвый лейтена́нт m (pérvyj lejtenánt), ста́рший лейтена́нт (ru) m (stáršij lejtenánt) (Soviet, Russian army)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: на̏тпоручнӣк m, на̏тпоручница f

  Roman: nȁtporučnīk (sh) m, nȁtporučnica (sh) f

• Slovene: nadporóčnik m, nadporóčnica f
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: wušy leutnant m

• Spanish: alférez (es) m
• Turkish: üsteğmen (tr)

rank in other military forces

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 艦務官／舰务官 (jiànwùguān) (in the British navy)

• Finnish: yliluutnantti (fi)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: üsteğmen (tr)