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tenente

Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /teˈnente/ [t̪eˈnẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
  • IPA(key): /teˈnɛnte/ [t̪eˈnɛ̃n̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Hyphenation: te‧nen‧te

Noun

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tenente m (plural tenentes)

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Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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tenente (plural tenenti)

  1. tenacious
  2. resistant

Participle

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tenente (plural tenenti)

  1. present participle of tenere

Etymology 2

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Clipping of luogotenente.

Noun

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tenente m (plural tenenti)

  1. lieutenant

Further reading

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  • tenente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Participle

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tenente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of tenēns

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin tenentem, probably a borrowing.

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Noun

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tenente m (plural tenentes)

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

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  • “tenente” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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tenente m (plural tenentes)

  1. (historical) tenant-in-chief
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