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)

lieutenant

Derived terms

foleifteanant (“sublieutenant”)

Further reading

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

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