լրտես

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian լրտես (lrtes).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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լրտես (lrtes)

  1. spy
  2. secret agent

Usage notes

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In colloquial speech Russian шпио́н (špión) is used instead.

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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լուր (lur) +‎ տեսանեմ (tesanem)

Noun

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լրտես (lrtes)

  1. spy, informer
  2. betrayer, traitor
  3. emissary
  4. scout

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: լրտես (lrtes)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լրտես”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy