spion
See also: Spion and špión
Dutch
Etymology
From German Spion (“spy”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
spion m (plural spionnen, diminutive spionnetje n, feminine spionne)
- spy, person who secretly gathers information
- a dog breed for the partridge hunt
Derived terms
- dubbelspion
- spionage
- spioneren
- spionitis
- spionkop
- bespioneren
Related terms
- spieden, bespieden
- spieder, bespieder
Descendants
- → Indonesian: spion
Hungarian
Etymology
From German Spion (“spy”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃpijon]
- Hyphenation: spi‧on
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
spion (plural spionok)
- secret agent, undercover agent, informer, mole, fink
- Synonyms: titkos ügynök, besúgó, spicli
- (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
References
- 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
- spion in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch spion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspiɔn]
- Hyphenation: spi‧on
Noun
spion (first-person possessive spionku, second-person possessive spionmu, third-person possessive spionnya)
- spy
- Synonyms: agen rahasia, mata-mata, intelijen
- detective
- Synonym: detektif
Derived terms
- berspion
- menspion
Related terms
- kontraspionase
- spionase
Noun
spion (first-person possessive spionku, second-person possessive spionmu, third-person possessive spionnya)
- (colloquial) side mirror, outside mirror, wing mirror (automobile)
Alternative forms
- sepion
Further reading
- “spion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spioner, definite plural spionene)
- a spy
Related terms
- spionasje
- spionere
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spionar, definite plural spionane)
- a spy
Derived terms
- spionasje
Romanian
Etymology
From German Spion or Italian spione.
Noun
spion m (plural spioni)
- spy
Declension
Declension of spion
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) spion | spionul | (niște) spioni | spionii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) spion | spionului | (unor) spioni | spionilor |
| vocative | spionule | spionilor | ||
Swedish
Etymology
From German Spion, from Italian spione. Cognate of French espion. Ultimately of Germanic origin. Related to speja.
Noun
spion c
- a spy
Declension
| Declension of spion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spion | spionen | spioner | spionerna |
| Genitive | spions | spionens | spioners | spionernas |
Synonyms
- kunskapare
Related terms
- spionage
- spionera
References
- spion in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- spion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- spion in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- spion in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
- pions