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Czech
Etymology
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Noun
špicl m anim
- (informal) informant, stool pigeon
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “špicl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “špicl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Austrian German Spitzel, from German Spitz (“spitz”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpǐt͡sl/
- Hyphenation: špi‧cl
Noun
špìcl m (Cyrillic spelling шпѝцл)
- (regional) spy
- (regional) mouthpiece (smoking)
Declension
References
- “špicl”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025