Polyglot Dictionary

subteniente

/suβteˈnjente/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los subtenientes

Meaning

  1. second lieutenant

    Built from sub (under) + teniente (lieutenant).

    • El subteniente mandó.

      The second lieutenant ordered.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • sub under
  • teniente lieutenant

Similar words

alférez

alférez and subteniente are both military ranks equivalent to "second lieutenant," close synonyms with some regional and branch-specific nuance.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alferes

alferes is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "second lieutenant."

Practice

1 What does subteniente mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ mandó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches subteniente?

nouncompound

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