leifteanant

Irish

Etymology

From English lieutenant.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲɛfʲˈtʲan̪ˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛfʲtʲənˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲɛfʲtʲən̪ˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɛfʲˈtʲanˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/, /l̠ʲɛfʲˈtʲan̪ˠən̪ˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

leifteanant m (genitive singular leifteanaint, nominative plural leifteanaint)

1. lieutenant

Derived terms

• foleifteanant (“sublieutenant”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leifteanant”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN