Noun: espion
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | espion |
| Singular f | espionne |
| Plural m | espions |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like espion
Nigérien,
Westphalien,
Abitibien,
sidéen,
pochetron,
omnipraticien,
technicien,
Ciotaden,
Colombien,
opticien,
champion,
Calaisien,
Haïtien,
Phœnicien,
chiromancien,
Akkadien,
Thessalonicien,
Issoirien,
bouffon,
antipoutinien, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Inherited from Middle French *espion (attested only in the verb espionner), from Old French espion, spion (“one assigned to observe or spy”).
2. Alternatively, derived from Old French espie (“spy”), under influence of Italian spione (“spy”).
3. According to another theory, French espion is borrowed from Italian spione.
4. In modern times, the French pronunciation of the s, which had fallen silent since the 13th century, was restored due to the influence of Italian spione (“spy”). See: Italian Nouns '
spione', Italian Nouns '
spione', Italian Nouns '
spione'.
Verbs referencing "espion"
Danish Nouns
spion, Swedish Nouns
spion, Galician Nouns
espía.
Translations