espía

See also: espia, espiá, espià, and espiã

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpia/ [esˈpi.a]

Etymology 1

From Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”) (compare Italian spia, Anglo-Norman espie, English spy, German spähen (“to peek, spy”) and Latin speciō (“I look, watch”)).

Noun

espía m or f (plural espías)

1. spy

Derived terms

• espiar

Related terms

• espionaxe

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

espía f (plural espías)

1. thorn, sprig
2. warping (rope made fast onboard a ship to help manoeuvering her)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpia/ [esˈpi.a]

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish espia, from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”) (compare Italian spia, Anglo-Norman espie, English spy, German spähen (“to peek, spy”) and Latin speciō (“I look, watch”)).

Noun

espía m or f (plural espías)

1. spy

Derived terms

• espiar

Related terms

• espionaje

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

espía

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of espiar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of espiar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of espiar.

Further reading

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