monocondilio

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Italian

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Etymology

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From mono- (one) +‎ Byzantine Greek κονδύλιον (kondúlion, quill).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmɔ.no.konˈdi.ljo/
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Hyphenation: mo‧no‧con‧dì‧lio

Noun

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monocondilio m (plural monocondili)

  1. (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

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