Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian լրտես (lrtes).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

լրտես (lrtes)

  1. spy
  2. secret agent

Usage notes edit

In colloquial speech Russian шпио́н (špión) is used instead.

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

լուր (lur) +‎ տեսանեմ (tesanem)

Noun edit

լրտես (lrtes)

  1. spy, informer
  2. betrayer, traitor
  3. emissary
  4. scout

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: լրտես (lrtes)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լրտես”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy