See also: spion, spíon, and špión

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Etymology edit

16th century, from Italian spione, in part through Middle French espion.[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spehōną, whence German spähen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃpiˈoːn/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Spion m (strong, genitive Spions, plural Spione, feminine Spionin)

  1. spy

Noun edit

Spion m (strong, genitive Spions, plural Spione)

  1. peephole

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Czech: špion, špión
  • Dutch: spion
  • Romanian: spion
  • Russian: шпион (špion)
  • Yiddish: שפּיאָן (shpyon)

References edit

  1. ^ Spion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Spion”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • Spion” in Duden online
  • Spion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache