spia

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) spy, bug
2. (feminine) spy, informer, infiltrator, telltale, fink, grass
3. (feminine, usually) light, gauge, indicator
4. (feminine, figuratively) sign, indication, symptom

Adj

spy

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of spiare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of spiare:

Concepts

spy

spy

informer

informant

squealer

sneak

denunciator

grass

pilot light

rat

🐀

snitch

whistle-blower

undercover agent

police officer

👮

delator

saboteur

secret agent

sentry

betrayer

blabber

snitcher

spook

cop

👮

spyhole

canary

supervisor

tattler

telltale

vantage point

watcher

watchtower

fifth columnist

eyehole

denouncers

listener

peephole

Synonyms

delatore

agente segreto

traditore

pentito

sicofante

informatore

avamposto

confidente

delatrice

emissario

esploratore

infiltrato

occhio magico

spioncino

spione

supervisore

chiocchia

torre di guardia

canarino

infiltrata

chiacchierone

lampadina

talpa

testimonio

ascoltatore

Translations

espía

Spion

espion

espião

κατάσκοπος

spion

şofar

spiyon

casus

espionne

sîxur

xefnêr

casûs

diznêr

spionne

Hyphenated as

spì‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspi.a/

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language, perhaps Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha) or from a Frankish cognate, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”). Cognates include obsolete French épie (“spy”), Spanish espía (“spy”), English spy and German spähen (“to peek, to spy”).