špeh

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech špeh, which derived from Middle High German spëhen (“to spy”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpɛx]
  • Rhymes: -ɛx
  • Hyphenation: špeh

Noun

špeh m anim

  1. spy
    Synonyms: vyzvědač, zvěd, slídil, špion

Declension

Declension of špeh (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative špeh špehové
genitive špeha špehů
dative špehovi, špehu špehům
accusative špeha špehy
vocative špehu špehové
locative špehovi, špehu špezích
instrumental špehem špehy

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “špehovat”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 699

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