spíon

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See also: spion, Spion, and špión

Irish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish spín, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Indo-European *spey-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲiːn̪ˠ/, /sˠpʲiːnˠ/

Noun[edit]

spíon f (genitive singular spíne, nominative plural spíonta)

  1. spine, thorn
  2. (collective) thorns
  3. thorny shrub or tree

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Verb[edit]

spíon (present analytic spíonann, future analytic spíonfaidh, verbal noun spíonadh, past participle spíonta) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. tease, comb; pull apart
  2. comb, search, ransack
  3. spend, exhaust

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