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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech špeh, which derived from Middle High German spëhen (“to spy”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
špeh m anim
- spy
- Synonyms: vyzvědač, zvěd, slídil, špion
Declension
Declension of špeh (velar masculine animate)
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “špeh”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “špeh”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “špeh”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)