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spies

  1. plural of spy

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spies

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spy

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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch spiesse, borrowed from Middle High German spiez, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-West Germanic *speut (spear). Cognate to spit and spiet.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spis/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spies
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun edit

spies f (plural spiesen, diminutive spiesje n)

  1. spike, long spear, pike
  2. skewer
    Synonym: spit

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