tenente

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnente/ [t̪eˈnẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ente
• IPA^(key): /teˈnɛnte/ [t̪eˈnɛ̃n̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: te‧nen‧te

Noun

tenente m (plural tenentes)

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Further reading

• “tenente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: te‧nèn‧te
• IPA^(key): (regional) /teˈnen.te/

  • Audio:

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  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Hyphenation: te‧nén‧te

Etymology 1

From Latin tenentem, present active participle of teneō (“to hold, have, grasp”).

Alternative forms

• tegnente (obsolete)

Adjective

tenente m or f by sense (plural tenenti)

1. tenacious
2. resistant

Participle

tenente m or f by sense (plural tenenti)

1. present participle of tenere

Etymology 2

Clipping of luogotenente.

Noun

tenente m (plural tenenti)

1. lieutenant

Further reading

• “tenente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Participle

tenente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of tenēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tenentem. By surface analysis, ter +‎ -ente

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈnẽ.tɨ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: te‧nen‧te

Noun

tenente m or f by sense (plural tenentes)

1. (military, law enforcement) lieutenant (a low commissioned officer rank)

Derived terms

• subtenente
• tenente de corveta
• tenente de fragata
• tenente de navio
• tenente-coronel

Further reading

• “tenente”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “tenente”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “tenente”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “tenente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “tenente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnente/ [t̪eˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: te‧nen‧te

Noun

tenente m (plural tenentes)

1. (historical) tenant-in-chief