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spione

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See also: Spione

Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *spiō, from Frankish *spehō (spy), from Frankish *spehōn (to spy). By surface analysis, spiare (to spy) +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spiˈo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: spi‧ó‧ne

Noun

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spione m (plural spioni, feminine spiona)

  1. sneak, telltale
  2. (slang) peeper

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • French: espion (or perhaps only influenced by Italian)
    • Basque: espioi
    • German: Spion (or directly from Italian)
    • Norman: espion
    • Portuguese: espião
    • Turkish: ispiyon
  • Greek: σπιούνος (spioúnos)

Further reading

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  • spione in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • spione in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • spione in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • spióne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • spïóne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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