teniente
See also: Teniente
Spanish
Alternative forms
- theniente (obsolete)
Etymology
From the old present participle of tener, from Latin tenentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈnjente/ [t̪eˈnjẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: te‧nien‧te
Noun
teniente m (plural tenientes, feminine teniente or tenienta, feminine plural tenientes or tenientas)
- lieutenant
- deputy
- having, holding
Derived terms
- teniente coronel
- teniente general
Related terms
- tener
Further reading
- “teniente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014