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luutnantti.

lieutenant (in the Finnish Army and the Finnish Air Force, or of equivalents in other militaries) (commissioned officer rank, NATO: OF-1 shared with yliluutnantti and vänrikki, outranked by the former but outranks the latter)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈluːtnɑntːi/[ˈluːt̪n̪ɑ̝n̪t̪ːi]

  1. lieutenant (in the Finnish Army and the Finnish Air Force, or of equivalents in other militaries) (commissioned officer rank, NATO: OF-1 shared with yliluutnantti and vänrikki, outranked by the former but outranks the latter)

  2. lieutenant junior grade (in the Finnish Navy, or of equivalents in other militaries, e.g. UK sub-lieutenants) (commissioned officer rank, NATO: OF-1 shared with yliluutnantti and aliluutnantti, outranked by the former but outranks the latter)

  3. lieutenant

    broadly

  4. lieutenant used as a modifier in the military ranks of everstiluutnantti and kenraaliluutnantti

    broadly

  5. lieutenant (an aide)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from archaic Swedish lutenant, originally from French lieutenant, from lieu + tenant.

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