first lieutenant

English

Noun

first lieutenant (plural first lieutenants)

(military) The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade.
(military) An equivalent rank in other military forces.

Usage notes

When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

Example: First Lieutenant John Smith. The rank of first lieutenant corresponds to pay grade O-2.

Abbreviations: 1st Lieutenant, 1st Lt., 1st LT, and 1LT.

Synonyms

lieutenant (abbreviation of "first lieutenant")

Coordinate terms

(highest lieutenant rank):

lieutenant senior grade

Translations

rank in the United States

Chinese:
Mandarin: 中尉 (zh) (zhōngwèi)
Czech: nadporučík (cs) m
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} ĉefleŭtenanto
Estonian: nooremleitnant
Finnish: luutnantti (fi)
German: Leutnant (de) m, Oberleutnant (de) m
Greek: υπολοχαγός (el) m (ypolochagós) (army), υποπλοίαρχος (el) m (ypoploíarchos) (navy), υποσμηναγός (el) m (yposminagós) (airforce)
Macedonian: поручник m (poručnik)
Norwegian: løytnant m; premierløytnant m (dated)

Portuguese: primeiro-tenente m
Russian: пе́рвый лейтена́нт m (pérvyj lejtenánt), ста́рший лейтена́нт (ru) m (stáršij lejtenánt) (Soviet, Russian army)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: на̏тпоручнӣк m, на̏тпоручница f

Roman: nȁtporučnīk (sh) m, nȁtporučnica (sh) f
Slovene: nadporóčnik m, nadporóčnica f
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: wušy leutnant m
Spanish: alférez (es) m
Turkish: üsteğmen (tr)

rank in other military forces

Chinese:
Mandarin: 艦務官, 舰务官 (jiànwùguān) (in the British navy)

Finnish: luutnantti (fi), yliluutnantti (fi)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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