spion

See also: Spion and špión

Dutch

Etymology

From German Spion (“spy”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

spion m (plural spionnen, diminutive spionnetje n, feminine spionne)

1. spy, person who secretly gathers information
2. a dog breed for the partridge hunt

Derived terms

• dubbelspion
• spionage
• spioneren
• spionitis
• spionkop
• bespioneren

Related terms

• spieden, bespieden
• spieder, bespieder

Descendants

• → Indonesian: spion

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Hungarian

Etymology

From German Spion (“spy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃpijon]
• Hyphenation: spi‧on
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

spion (plural spionok)

1. secret agent, undercover agent, informer, mole, fink

   Synonyms: titkos ügynök, besúgó, spicli

2. (archaic) spy

   Synonym: kém

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	spion	spionok
accusative	spiont	spionokat
dative	spionnak	spionoknak
instrumental	spionnal	spionokkal
causal-final	spionért	spionokért
translative	spionná	spionokká
terminative	spionig	spionokig
essive-formal	spionként	spionokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	spionban	spionokban
superessive	spionon	spionokon
adessive	spionnál	spionoknál
illative	spionba	spionokba
sublative	spionra	spionokra
allative	spionhoz	spionokhoz
elative	spionból	spionokból
delative	spionról	spionokról
ablative	spiontól	spionoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	spioné	spionoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	spionéi	spionokéi

Possessive forms of spion
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	spionom	spionjaim
2nd person sing.	spionod	spionjaid
3rd person sing.	spionja	spionjai
1st person plural	spionunk	spionjaink
2nd person plural	spionotok	spionjaitok
3rd person plural	spionjuk	spionjaik

Derived terms

• spionázs
• spioníroz
• spionkodik

 

Further reading

• spion in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch spion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspiɔn]
• Hyphenation: spi‧on

Noun 1

spion (first-person possessive spionku, second-person possessive spionmu, third-person possessive spionnya)

1. spy

   Synonyms: agen rahasia, mata-mata, intelijen

2. detective

   Synonym: detektif

Derived terms

• berspion
• menspion

 

Related terms

• spionase

 

Noun 2

spion (first-person possessive spionku, second-person possessive spionmu, third-person possessive spionnya)

1. (colloquial) side mirror, outside mirror, wing mirror (automobile)

Alternative forms

• sepion

Further reading

• “spion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spioner, definite plural spionene)

1. a spy

Related terms

• spionasje
• spionere

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spionar, definite plural spionane)

1. a spy

Derived terms

• spionasje

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Spion, from Italian spione. Cognate of French espion. Ultimately of Germanic origin. Related to speja.

Noun

spion c

1. a spy

Declension

Declension of spion
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spion	spionen	spioner	spionerna
Genitive	spions	spionens	spioners	spionernas

Synonyms

• kunskapare

Related terms

• spionage
• spionera

References

• spion in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spion in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• spion in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• pions