espía

• IPA^(key): /esˈpia/

From Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (spaiha), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną "to see, look", from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- "to look" (compare Italian spia, Anglo-Norman espie, English spy, German spähen "too peek, spy" and Latin speciō "I look, watch").

espía m or f (plural espías)

1. spy

• espiar

• espionaxe

espía f (plural espías)

1. thorn, sprig
2. warping (rope made fast onboard a ship to help manoeuvering her)

• IPA^(key): /esˈpia/

From Old Spanish espia, from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (spaiha),[1] from Proto-Germanic *spehōną "to see, look", from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- "to look" (compare Italian spia, Anglo-Norman espie, English spy, German spähen "too peek, spy" and Latin speciō "I look, watch").

espía m or f (plural espías)

1. spy

• espiar

• espionaje

See the etymology of the main entry.

espía

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of espiar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of espiar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of espiar.

• “espía” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.