spion

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See also: Spion, spíon, and špión

Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle French espion (spy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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

  1. spy, person who secretly gathers information
  2. a dog breed for the partridge hunt

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  • Indonesian: spion

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Spion (spy).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

spion (plural spionok)

  1. secret agent, undercover agent, informer, mole, fink
    Synonyms: titkos ügynök, besúgó, spicli
  2. (archaic) spy
    Synonym: kém

Declension[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ spion in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading[edit]

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

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch spion.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

spion (first-person possessive spionku, second-person possessive spionmu, third-person possessive spionnya)

  1. spy
    Synonyms: agen rahasia, mata-mata, intelijen
  2. detective
    Synonym: detektif

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Noun[edit]

spion (first-person possessive spionku, second-person possessive spionmu, third-person possessive spionnya)

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

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a spy

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a spy

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Spion or Italian spione.

Noun[edit]

spion m (plural spioni)

  1. spy

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

spion c

  1. a spy

Declension[edit]

Declension of spion 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spion spionen spioner spionerna
Genitive spions spionens spioners spionernas

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