monocondilio
Italian
Etymology
From mono- (“one”) + Byzantine Greek κονδύλιον (kondúlion, “quill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɔ.no.konˈdi.ljo/
- Rhymes: -iljo
- Hyphenation: mo‧no‧con‧dì‧lio
Noun
monocondilio m (plural monocondili)
- (calligraphy) a short text, usually containing the name of a writer or scribe, written by (almost) never removing the pen from the writing material, which resulted in a difficult-to-decipher, entangled drawing
Further reading
- monocondilio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana