Oberleutnantn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊbəˈlɔɪtnənt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊbərˈlɔɪtˌnænt/

Forms: 1800s Oberlieutenant, 1900s– Oberleutnant.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Oberleutnant.

Etymology: < German Oberleutnant (a1832) < ober upper (see over adj.) + Leutnant second lieutenant (see lieutenant n.). Compare Oberstleutnant n.The form Oberlieutenant is probably after a German form (compare German †Lieutenant (18th cent.) lieutenant n., representing a learned spelling after the French).

Military.

In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: a military title or rank equivalent to a British lieutenant and U.S. first lieutenant, (in the navy) to a Royal Navy sub-lieutenant, and (in the air force) to a Royal Air Force flying officer; a person of this rank.

ΚΠ

1861 G. Meredith Let. 16 Aug. (1970) I. 98 There they began chattering, wouldn't let Mr. Oberlieutenant get in a word.

1914 D. H. Lawrence Prussian Officer & Other Stories 59 He was talking rapidly to a young, stiff Ober-leutnant.

1947 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 19 370/1 This book purports to be the confessions of a repentant Finn who became ‘Oberleutnant’ in the infamous German ‘Sicherheitsdienst’ in Finland.

1994 Daily Tel. 24 Aug. 19/4 Ernst von Bressensdorf, the former Oberleutnant who helped to save Paris..died on Friday.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oberleutnant
释义	Oberleutnantn. Brit. /ˌəʊbəˈlɔɪtnənt/, U.S. /ˌoʊbərˈlɔɪtˌnænt/ Forms: 1800s Oberlieutenant, 1900s– Oberleutnant. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Oberleutnant. Etymology: < German Oberleutnant (a1832) < ober upper (see over adj.) + Leutnant second lieutenant (see lieutenant n.). Compare Oberstleutnant n.The form Oberlieutenant is probably after a German form (compare German †Lieutenant (18th cent.) lieutenant n., representing a learned spelling after the French). Military. In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: a military title or rank equivalent to a British lieutenant and U.S. first lieutenant, (in the navy) to a Royal Navy sub-lieutenant, and (in the air force) to a Royal Air Force flying officer; a person of this rank. ΚΠ 1861 G. Meredith Let. 16 Aug. (1970) I. 98 There they began chattering, wouldn't let Mr. Oberlieutenant get in a word. 1914 D. H. Lawrence Prussian Officer & Other Stories 59 He was talking rapidly to a young, stiff Ober-leutnant. 1947 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 19 370/1 This book purports to be the confessions of a repentant Finn who became ‘Oberleutnant’ in the infamous German ‘Sicherheitsdienst’ in Finland. 1994 Daily Tel. 24 Aug. 19/4 Ernst von Bressensdorf, the former Oberleutnant who helped to save Paris..died on Friday. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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