See also: spion, spíon, and špión

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃpiˈoːn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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

  1. spy

Noun

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Spion m (strong, genitive Spions, plural Spione)

  1. peephole

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  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

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