"espion" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɛs.pjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-espion.ogg Forms: espions [plural], espionne [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French *espion (attested only in the verb espionner), from Old French espion, spion (“one assigned to observe or spy”). Alternatively, derived from Old French espie (“spy”), under influence of Italian spione (“spy”). According to another theory, French espion is borrowed from Italian spione. The word is ultimately from Frankish *spehō (“spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to look, spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|*espion|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French *espion, {{inh+|fr|frm|*espion}} Inherited from Middle French *espion, {{m|frm|espionner}} espionner, {{inh|fr|fro|espion}} Old French espion, {{m|fro|spion|t=one assigned to observe or spy}} spion (“one assigned to observe or spy”), {{der|fr|fro|espie||spy}} Old French espie (“spy”), {{der|fr|it|spione||spy}} Italian spione (“spy”), {{m+|fr||espion}} French espion, {{bor|fr|it|spione}} Italian spione, {{der|fr|frk|*spehō|t=spy}} Frankish *spehō (“spy”), {{der|fr|frk|*spehōn|t=to look, spy}} Frankish *spehōn (“to look, spy”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*spehōną}} Proto-Germanic *spehōną Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} espion m (plural espions, feminine espionne)
  1. (espionage) spy (person who secretly watches) Wikipedia link: fr:espion Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Espionage, Occupations Derived forms: logiciel espion Related terms: espionnage, espionner
    Sense id: en-espion-fr-noun-swS7rT1W Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for espion meaning in French (4.6kB)

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