spies

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

spies

  1. plural of spy

Verb[edit]

spies

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spy

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch spiesse, borrowed from Middle High German spiez, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-West Germanic *speut (spear). Cognate to spit and spiet.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spis/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spies
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun[edit]

spies f (plural spiesen, diminutive spiesje n)

  1. spike, long spear, pike
  2. skewer
    Synonym: spit

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