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

• grāfo, grāvo, grāvio, grāphio, krāvio

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō.

Noun

grāfio m

1. ruler

Descendants

• Middle High German: grâve
  • German: Graf

Spanish

Verb

grafio

1. first-person singular present indicative of grafiar