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spia

See also: śpią

Breton

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French espier.

Verb

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spia

  1. to spy

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: spì‧a

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from a Germanic language, perhaps Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha) or from a Frankish cognate,[1] ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”). Cognates include obsolete French épie (“spy”), Spanish espía (“spy”), English spy and German spähen (“to peek, to spy”).

Noun

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spia f (plural spie)

  1. spy, bug
    Synonym: agente segreto
  2. spy, informer, infiltrator, telltale, fink, grass
    Synonyms: informatore, spione, delatore, confidente
  3. (in a car, electric device, etc.) light, gauge, indicator
    Synonyms: luce, indicatore
    spia dell'olio ― oil light
  4. (figurative) sign, indication, symptom
    Synonyms: indizio, segno, sintomo
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Adjective

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spia (invariable)

  1. (relational) spy

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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spia

  1. inflection of spiare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ “spiare” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Anagrams

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Slovak

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Verb

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spia

  1. third-person plural present of spať

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English spear.

Noun

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spia

  1. A spear.
  2. An arrow.

Derived terms

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