шпионаж

Russian

Etymology

On the surface, шпио́н (špión) +‎ -а́ж (-áž)

Borrowed from German Spionage, itself from French espionnage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂpʲɪɐˈnaʂ]
  • Rhymes: -aʂ

Noun

шпиона́ж • (špionážm inan (genitive шпиона́жа, nominative plural шпиона́жи, genitive plural шпиона́жей)

  1. espionage, spying (act of learning secret information through clandestine means)

Declension