Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 42486 6745887 2009-06-08T22:01:23Z Bjankuloski06en 28238 /* Translations */ ==English== ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|Canada}} {{IPA|/lɛfˈtɛnənt, luːˈtɛnənt/}} * {{a|British}} {{IPA|/lɛfˈtɛnənt/|/ləˈtɛnənt/}} * {{a|US}} {{IPA|/l(j)uːˈtɛnənt/}} * {{a|British}} {{SAMPA|/lEf"tEn@nt/|/l@"tEn@nt/}} * {{a|US}} {{SAMPA|/l(j)u:"tEn@nt/}} * {{audio|en-uk-lieutenant.ogg|Audio (UK)}} * {{audio|en-us-lieutenant.ogg|Audio (US)}} ===Etymology=== From French ''[[lieu]]'' ("place") + ''[[tenant]]'' ("holder"). ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{military}} The lowest [[commissioned]] [[officer]] rank or ranks in many military forces. # {{military|US}} In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, [[second lieutenant]] is the rank below [[first lieutenant]], which is below [[captain]]. Both ranks may be referred to as ''Lieutenant'' or as the complete forms of the ranks. # {{military|US|navy}} A naval officer whose rank is above that of [[ensign]] in the United States Navy and below that of a [[lieutenant commander]]. There are two ranks of lieutenant: [[lieutenant junior grade]] and lieutenant. # {{military|US}} A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above that of [[ensign]] and below [[lieutenant commander]]. There are two ranks of lieutenant: [[lieutenant junior grade]] and lieutenant. # {{military|British}} A naval officer in the Royal Navy who holds the rank above [[sub-lieutenant]] and below [[lieutenant commander]]. # {{military|Canada|Australia|NZ}} A naval officer who holds the rank above [[sub-lieutenant]] and below [[lieutenant commander]]. # A person who executes the plans and directives of another. ====Synonyms==== * {{sense|military}} [[Lt.]] , [[LT.]] , [[LT]] , [[lieut.]] , [[Lieut.]] , [[lieut]] , [[Lieut]] {{qualifier|abbreviation}} ====Usage notes==== When used as a title, it is always capitalized. * Example: Lieutenant Anne Ward. The rank of lieutenant corresponds to pay grade O-3 in the US Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. ====Translations==== {{trans-top}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[ملازم اول]]}} (mulāzim ’áwwal) {{m}}, {{Arab|[[نقيب]]}} (naqīb) {{m}} * Chinese: [[陆军中尉]] (lùjūn zhōngwèi) * Czech: [[poručík]] {{m}}, [[nadporučík]] {{m}} ''(first lieutenant)'' * Danish: [[løjtnant]] {{c}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|luitenant|m}} * Estonian: {{t|et|leitnant}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luutnantti}} * French: {{t+|fr|lieutenant|m}} * German: [[Leutnant]] {{m}} * Greek: [[υπολοχαγός]] (ypolokhagós) {{m}}, [[ανθυπολοχαγός]] (anthypolokhagós) {{m}} * Italian: {{t+|it|tenente|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[中尉]] (ちゅうい, chūi) (1), [[少尉]] (しょうい, shōi) (2), [[海軍]][[大尉]] (かいぐんたいい, kaiguntaī) (3), [[副官]] (ふっかん, fukkan) (4) * Korean: [[중위]] (jungwi), [[소위]] (sowi), [[대위]] (daewi) * Latin: {{t-|la|legatus}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|поручник|m|tr=póručnik|sc=Cyrl}} * Norwegian: [[løytnant]] {{m}} * Portuguese: {{t-|pt|tenente|m}} * Russian: [[лейтенант]] (lejtenánt) {{m}}, [[поручик]] (porúčik) {{m}} {{italbrac|historical}} * Serbian: [[poručnik]] {{m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|teniente|m}}, {{t+|es|lugarteniente|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|löjtnant|c}} {{trans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[subaltern]] ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: ''[[lieutenant colonel]]'', ''[[lieutenant general]]'', ''[[lieutenant commander]]''. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|military grade}} * Finnish: -luutnantti (e.g., [[kenraaliluutnantti]]) {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} [[Category:Pronunciations wildly different across the pond]] ---- ==French== ===Etymology=== [[Category:fr:Portmanteaus]] ''[[lieu]]'' ("place") + ''[[tenant]]'' ("holder") ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/ljøt.nɑ̃/|lang=fr}} * {{audio|Fr-lieutenant-fr-Paris.ogg|Audio (FR)}} ===Noun=== {{fr-noun|m}} # [[lieutenant#English|lieutenant]] [[Category:Military ranks]] [[de:lieutenant]] [[et:lieutenant]] [[el:lieutenant]] [[fr:lieutenant]] [[io:lieutenant]] [[lo:lieutenant]] [[hu:lieutenant]] [[pl:lieutenant]] [[ru:lieutenant]] [[fi:lieutenant]] [[ta:lieutenant]] [[te:lieutenant]] [[vi:lieutenant]] [[zh:lieutenant]]