spia

See also: śpią

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French espier.

Verb

spia

1. to spy

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /ˈspi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: spì‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a Germanic language, perhaps Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha) or from a Frankish cognate, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”). Cognates include obsolete French épie (“spy”), Spanish espía (“spy”), English spy and German spähen (“to peek, to spy”).

Noun

spia f (plural spie)

1. spy, bug

   Synonym: agente segreto

2. spy, informer, infiltrator, telltale, fink, grass

   Synonyms: informatore, spione, delatore, confidente

3. (in a car, electric device, etc.) light, gauge, indicator

   Synonyms: luce, indicatore

   spia dell'olio ― oil light

4. (figurative) sign, indication, symptom

   Synonyms: indizio, segno, sintomo

Related terms

• spiare
• spionaggio
• spioncino
• spione
• spionistico

Adjective

spia (invariable)

1. (relational) spy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spia

1. inflection of spiare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Pasi, Pisa, aspi, sipa, spai

Slovak

Verb

spia

1. third-person plural present of spať

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English spear.

Noun

spia

1. A spear.
2. An arrow.

Derived terms

• givim spia
• spia tok