Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

By surface analysis, from espião (spy) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [is.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /is.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [is.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], /es.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /es.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [iʃ.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [iʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], /eʃ.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [eʃ.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [eʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /es.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧o‧na‧gem

Noun edit

espionagem f (plural espionagens)

  1. espionage, spying