"teniente" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /teˈnjente/, [t̪eˈnjẽn̪.t̪e] Forms: tenientes [plural], teniente [feminine], tenienta [feminine], tenientes [feminine, plural], tenientas [feminine, plural], theniente [alternative, obsolete], tte. [alternative, abbreviation]
Rhymes: -ente Etymology: From the old present participle of tener, from Latin tenentem. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|tenens|tenentem}} Latin tenentem Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=#,tenienta}} teniente m (plural tenientes, feminine teniente or tenienta, feminine plural tenientes or tenientas)
  1. lieutenant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-teniente-es-noun-g0nht29~
  2. deputy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-teniente-es-noun-AGUiYdj1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Military ranks Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 48 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 71 20 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 63 25 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 18 73 9
  3. having, holding Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-teniente-es-noun-3NpwrHFy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: teniente coronel, teniente general Related terms: tener

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "teniente coronel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "teniente general"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "tenens",
        "4": "tenentem"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin tenentem",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the old present participle of tener, from Latin tenentem.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tenientes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teniente",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenienta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenientes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenientas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "theniente",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tte.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "abbreviation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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      },
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      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧nien‧te"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "te‧nien‧te"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "lieutenant"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "14 48 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 71 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 63 25",
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          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 73 9",
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          "name": "Military ranks",
          "orig": "es:Military ranks",
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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        "having, holding"
      ],
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        [
          "having",
          "having"
        ],
        [
          "holding",
          "holding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/teˈnjente/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪eˈnjẽn̪.t̪e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teniente"
}
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    "Rhymes:Spanish/ente/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "es:Military ranks"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "teniente coronel"
    },
    {
      "word": "teniente general"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "tenentem"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin tenentem",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the old present participle of tener, from Latin tenentem.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tenientes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teniente",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenienta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenientes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenientas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "theniente",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tte.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "abbreviation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "m",
        "f": "#,tenienta"
      },
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      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧nien‧te"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "te‧nien‧te"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "tener"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "lieutenant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lieutenant",
          "lieutenant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deputy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deputy",
          "deputy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "having, holding"
      ],
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        [
          "having",
          "having"
        ],
        [
          "holding",
          "holding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/teˈnjente/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪eˈnjẽn̪.t̪e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teniente"
}

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