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Breton
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French espier.
Verb
spia
- to spy
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: spì‧a
Etymology 1
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
spia f (plural spie)
- spy, bug
- Synonym: agente segreto
- spy, informer, infiltrator, telltale, fink, grass
- Synonyms: informatore, spione, delatore, confidente
- (in a car, electric device, etc.) light, gauge, indicator
- Synonyms: luce, indicatore
- spia dell'olio ― oil light
- (figurative) sign, indication, symptom
- Synonyms: indizio, segno, sintomo
Adjective
spia (invariable)
- (relational) spy
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
spia
- inflection of spiare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- ^ “spiare” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
Anagrams
Slovak
Verb
spia
- third-person plural present of spať
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English spear.
Noun
spia
- A spear.
- An arrow.
Derived terms