leitnant

== Estonian == === Alternative forms === ltn (abbreviation) === Etymology === From French lieutenant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlei̯tnɑnt/, [ˈlei̯tnɑntˑ] Rhymes: -eitnɑnt Hyphenation: leit‧nant === Noun === leitnant (genitive leitnandi, partitive leitnanti) lieutenant (the rank of junior officer subsequent to junior lieutenant and prior to captain (senior lieutenant in the navy) in the Estonian and other national defence forces (including the navy)) ==== Declension ==== ==== Compounds ==== kolonelleitnant nooremleitnant === References === leitnant in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “leitnant”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009