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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)
- (literary) stylus (writing tool)
- Synonym: stilo
- (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
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō.
Noun
grāfio m
- ruler
Descendants
- Middle High German: grâve
Spanish
Verb
grafio
- first-person singular present indicative of grafiar