espioi

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from French espion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺pioi̯/ [es̺.pi.oi̯]
• Rhymes: -ioi̯, -oi̯
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧oi

Noun

espioi anim

1. spy

   Synonym: espia

Declension

Declension of espioi (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	espioi	espioia	espioiak
ergative	espioik	espioiak	espioiek
dative	espioiri	espioiari	espioiei
genitive	espioiren	espioiaren	espioien
comitative	espioirekin	espioiarekin	espioiekin
causative	espioirengatik	espioiarengatik	espioiengatik
benefactive	espioirentzat	espioiarentzat	espioientzat
instrumental	espioiz	espioiaz	espioiez
inessive	espioirengan	espioiarengan	espioiengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	espioirengana	espioiarengana	espioiengana
terminative	espioirenganaino	espioiarenganaino	espioienganaino
directive	espioirenganantz	espioiarenganantz	espioienganantz
destinative	espioirenganako	espioiarenganako	espioienganako
ablative	espioirengandik	espioiarengandik	espioiengandik
partitive	espioirik	—	—
prolative	espioitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• espioitza (“espionage”)
• espiontza (“espionage”)

Further reading

• “espioi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “espioi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005