lugarteniente

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin locum tenentem (“place haver, one who holds a place”). Cognate with English lieutenant and French lieutenant. Morphologically equivalent to lugar (“place”) +‎ teniente (“haver”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˌɡaɾteˈnjente/ [luˌɣ̞aɾ.t̪eˈnjẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: lu‧gar‧te‧nien‧te

Noun

lugarteniente m (plural lugartenientes, feminine lugarteniente or lugartenienta, feminine plural lugartenientes or lugartenientas)

  1. deputy, lieutenant

Further reading

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