լրտես

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian լրտես (lrtes).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

լրտես (lrtes)

  1. spy
  2. secret agent

Usage notes[edit]

In colloquial speech Russian шпио́н (špión) is used instead.

Declension[edit]

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

լուր (lur) +‎ տեսանեմ (tesanem)

Noun[edit]

լրտես (lrtes)

  1. spy, informer
  2. betrayer, traitor
  3. emissary
  4. scout

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: լրտես (lrtes)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լրտես”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy