löjtnant
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- lieutenantlieutenant, a low-ranking military officer
Etymology
Derived from German Leutnant derived from French lieutenant (lieutenant).
Origin
French
lieutenant
Gloss
lieutenant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- luutnantti Finnish
- Leutnant German
- Oberleutnant German
- lieu French
- lieutenant French
- lieutenante French
- tenant French
- лейтена́нт Russian
- løytnant Norwegian Bokmål
- general Swedish
- generallöjtnant Swedish
- överste Swedish
- överstelöjtnant Swedish
- løytnant Norwegian Nynorsk
- løjtenant Danish
- løjtnant Danish
- leŭtenanto Esperanto
- lieutenant Middle French
- leytenant Azerbaijani
- leitnant Estonian
- litinent Romansh
- leutnant Lower Sorbian