German

Noun

Spion m ‎(genitive Spions or Spiones, plural Spione)

1. spy
2. peephole

Descendants

• Russian: шпион ‎(špion)

References

1. ↑ “Spion” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1

Dutch

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• dubbelspion
• spionage
• spioneren
• spionitis
• spionkop
• bespioneren

Related terms

• spieden, bespieden
• spieder, bespieder

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Spion ‎(“spy”).^[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

spion ‎(plural spionok)

1. spy

Declension

Synonyms

• kém

Derived terms

• spionázs
• spioníroz
• spionkodik

References

1. ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. a spy

Related terms

• spionasje
• spionere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

1. a spy

Derived terms

• spionasje

Swedish

Noun

spion c

1. a spy

Declension

Synonyms

• kunskapare