espiar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From espia +‎ -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.piˈa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.piˈaɾ] === Verb === espiar (first-person singular present espio, first-person singular preterite espií, past participle espiat) to spy (act as a spy) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== espieta ==== Related terms ==== espia === Further reading === “espiar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “espiar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “espiar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “espiar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /es.pi.ˈaɾ/ === Verb === espiar (first-person singular present espío, first-person singular preterite espiei, past participle espiado) espiar (first-person singular present espio, first-person singular preterite espiei, past participle espiado, reintegrationist norm) to spy (to act as a spy) Synonyms: espreitar, aseitar to peek; to peep ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== espía espionaxe === Further reading === “espiar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === espiar (first-person singular present espio, first-person singular preterite espiei, past participle espiado) to spy (to act as a spy) Synonym: espreitar to peek; to peep ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== espia-maré ==== Related terms ==== espia espiada espião espionagem === Further reading === “espiar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From espía +‎ -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈpjaɾ/ [esˈpjaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: es‧piar === Verb === espiar (first-person singular present espío, first-person singular preterite espié, past participle espiado) to spy, to spy on (act as a spy) Synonyms: avizorar, vacilar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “espiar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025