espionagem

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, from espião (“spy”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [is.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /is.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [is.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], /es.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /es.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [is.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /is.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [is.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], /es.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /es.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [iʃ.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [iʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], /eʃ.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [eʃ.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [eʃ.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pi.oˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pɪ.oˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /es.pjoˈna.ʒẽj̃/ [es.pjoˈna.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pjuˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧o‧na‧gem

Noun

espionagem f (plural espionagens)

1. espionage, spying