шпигун

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Polish śpiegun.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃpeˈɦun]
  • (file)

Noun

шпигу́н • (špyhún) m pers (genitive шпигуна́, nominative plural шпигуни́, genitive plural шпигуні́в, feminine шпигу́нка, relational adjective шпигу́нський)

  1. spy

Declension

Derived terms

  • шпигува́ти impf (špyhuváty)
  • шпигу́нство n (špyhúnstvo)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “шпиг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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