/esˈpia/, [es̺ˈpi.ɐ]
OriginFrom Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”) (compare Anglo-Norman espie, French espion, Italian spia, , English spy, German spähen (“to peek, spy”) and Latin speciō (“I look, watch”)).
- by-personal-gender, feminine, masculinespy
“cando neste estado chegou unha espía nosa (que nunca parecera) decendo que viña Sul de Portugal con doce mil homes” — when, in this stance, a spy of us arrived —didn't look as one— saying that Marshal General Soult was coming from Portugal with twelve thousand men
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular present indicative
- form-of, imperative, second-person, singularsecond-person singular imperative
- first-person, form-of, imperfect, indicative, singularfirst/third-person singular imperfect indicative of espir
Formsespías(plural)