teniente

See also: Teniente

Spanish

Alternative forms

theniente (obsolete)

Etymology

From the old present participle of tener, from Latin tenentem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teˈnjente/ [t̪eˈnjẽn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ente
Syllabification: te‧nien‧te

Noun

teniente m (plural tenientes, feminine teniente or tenienta, feminine plural tenientes or tenientas)

Derived terms

Related terms

tener

Further reading

“teniente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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