spione

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *spiō, from Frankish *spehō (“spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy”). By surface analysis, spiare (“to spy”) +‎ -one.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spiˈo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: spi‧ó‧ne

Noun[edit]

spione m (plural spioni, feminine spiona)

  1. sneak, telltale
  2. (slang) peeper

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → French: espion (or perhaps only influenced by Italian)
    • → Basque: espioi
    • → German: Spion (or directly from Italian)
    • → Norman: espion
    • → Portuguese: espião
    • → Turkish: ispiyon

Further reading[edit]

  • spione in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • spione in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • spione in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • spióne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • spïóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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