espía

See also espia, and espià

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /esˈpi.a/

Etymology 1

From Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (spaiha), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną "to see, look", from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- "to look" (cf. Italian spia, Anglo-Norman espie, English spy, German spähen "too peek, spy" and Latin speciō "I look, watch").

Noun

espía m and f (plural espías)

1. spy

Derived terms

• espiar v

Related terms

• espionaje

Etymology 2

Verb

espía (infinitive espiar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of espiar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of espiar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of espiar.

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