spíon

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See also: spion, Spion, and špión

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲiːn̪ˠ/, /sˠpʲiːnˠ/

Noun

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spíon f (genitive singular spíne, nominative plural spíonta)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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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

Conjugation

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