spion

See also: Spion, spíon, and špión

Danish

Etymology

Via German Spion, and French espion, from Italian spione. Ultimately of Germanic origin. Related to spejde and spå.

Noun

spion c (singular definite spionen, plural indefinite spioner)

1. a spy

   Synonym: agent

Declension

Declension of spion

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spion	spionen	spioner	spionerne
genitive	spions	spionens	spioners	spionernes

Derived terms

• industrispion
• kontraspion
• mesterspion
• spionfilm
• spionfly
• spionfoto
• spionkamera
• spionroman

Related terms

• spionage
• spionere

References

• “spion” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French espion (“spy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spiˈɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

spion m (plural spionnen, diminutive spionnetje n, feminine spionne)

1. spy, person who secretly gathers information
2. a dog breed for the partridge hunt
3. (generally in the diminutive) peephole

   Synonyms: kijkgat, judasoog, deurspion

Derived terms

• bespioneren
• deurspion
• dubbelspion
• spionage
• spioneren
• spionitis
• spionkop

Related terms

• spieden, bespieden
• spieder, bespieder

Descendants

• → Indonesian: spion

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Spion (“spy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃpijon]
• Hyphenation: spi‧on
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

spion (plural spionok)

1. secret agent, undercover agent, informer, mole, fink

   Synonyms: titkos ügynök, besúgó, spicli

2. (archaic) spy

   Synonym: kém

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	spion	spionok
accusative	spiont	spionokat
dative	spionnak	spionoknak
instrumental	spionnal	spionokkal
causal-final	spionért	spionokért
translative	spionná	spionokká
terminative	spionig	spionokig
essive-formal	spionként	spionokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	spionban	spionokban
superessive	spionon	spionokon
adessive	spionnál	spionoknál
illative	spionba	spionokba
sublative	spionra	spionokra
allative	spionhoz	spionokhoz
elative	spionból	spionokból
delative	spionról	spionokról
ablative	spiontól	spionoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	spioné	spionoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	spionéi	spionokéi

Possessive forms of spion

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	spionom	spionjaim
2nd person sing.	spionod	spionjaid
3rd person sing.	spionja	spionjai
1st person plural	spionunk	spionjaink
2nd person plural	spionotok	spionjaitok
3rd person plural	spionjuk	spionjaik

Derived terms

• spionázs
• spioníroz
• spionkodik

Further reading

• spion in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch spion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspiɔn]
• Hyphenation: spi‧on

Noun

spion (plural spion-spion)

1. spy

   Synonyms: agen rahasia, mata-mata, intelijen

2. detective

   Synonym: detektif

Derived terms

• berspion
• menspion

Related terms

• kontraspionase
• spionase

Noun

spion (plural spion-spion)

1. (colloquial) side mirror, outside mirror, wing mirror (automobile)

Alternative forms

• sepion

Further reading

• “spion”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spioner, definite plural spionene)

1. a spy

Related terms

• spionasje
• spionere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spionar, definite plural spionane)

1. a spy

Derived terms

• spionasje

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spion or Italian spione.

Noun

spion m (plural spioni)

1. spy

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	spion	spionul	spioni	spionii
genitive-dative	spion	spionului	spioni	spionilor
vocative	spionule		spionilor

Related terms

• spiona
• spionaj

Further reading

• “spion”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Swedish

Etymology

From German Spion, from Italian spione. Cognate of French espion. Ultimately of Germanic origin. Related to speja.

Noun

spion c

1. a spy

Declension

Declension of spion

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spion	spions
	definite	spionen	spionens
plural	indefinite	spioner	spioners
	definite	spionerna	spionernas

Synonyms

• kunskapare

Derived terms

• industrispion
• kontraspion
• spionaffär
• spionfilm
• spionflygning
• spionhistoria
• spionkamera
• spionmisstänkt
• spionnät
• spionorgan
• spionorganisation
• spionplan
• spionprogram
• spionroman
• spionsatellit
• spionthriller
• spionöga
• storspion

Related terms

• spionage
• spionera
• spioneri

References

• “spion”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “spion”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “spion”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• spion in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• pions