Leutnant
German (Berlin)
/ˈlɔʏ̯tnant/
noun
Definitions
- lieutenant
Etymology
Derived from Middle French lieutenant (deputy, lieutenant).
Origin
Middle French
lieutenant
Gloss
deputy, lieutenant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lieutenant English
- luutnantti Finnish
- Oberleutnant German
- lieu French
- lieutenant French
- lieutenante French
- tenant French
- лейтена́нт Russian
- *ten- Proto-Indo-European
- løytnant Norwegian Bokmål
- generallöjtnant Swedish
- löjtnant Swedish
- överstelöjtnant Swedish
- løytnant Norwegian Nynorsk
- løjtenant Danish
- løjtnant Danish
- leŭtenanto Esperanto
- lieutenant Middle French
- leytenant Azerbaijani
- kolonelleitnant Estonian
- leitnant Estonian
- litinent Romansh
- leutnant Lower Sorbian