grafio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφίον (graphíon), γραφεῖον (grapheîon), derived from γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡra.fjo/
  • Rhymes: -afjo
  • Hyphenation: grà‧fio

Noun

grafio m (plural grafi)

  1. (literary) stylus (writing tool)
    Synonym: stilo
  2. (botany) any member of the Graphium taxonomic genus

Further reading

  • grafio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō.

Noun

grāfio m

  1. ruler

Descendants

  • Middle High German: grâve

Spanish

Verb

grafio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grafiar
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