luutnantti
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- (military) lieutenant
- (military ranks) The second-lowest junior officer rank ("OF-2") in the Finnish defence forces the official English translation used by the army and air force is lieutenant, and by the navy, lieutenant junior grade, the corresponding rank in the US Navy is lieutenant and in the UK Royal Navy it is sub-lieutenant.
- used as a modifier in the military ranks of everstiluutnantti and kenraaliluutnantti
- lieutenant an aide
Etymology
Derived from French lieutenant (lieutenant).
Origin
French
lieutenant
Gloss
lieutenant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aliluutnantti Finnish
- eversti Finnish
- everstiluutnantti Finnish
- kapteeni Finnish
- kapteeniluutnantti Finnish
- kenraali Finnish
- kenraaliluutnantti Finnish
- yliluutnantti Finnish
- Leutnant German
- lieu French
- lieutenant French
- lieutenante French
- tenant French
- лейтена́нт Russian
- løjtenant Danish
- løjtnant Danish
- leŭtenanto Esperanto
- leytenant Azerbaijani
- litinent Romansh