calligraphie

See also: calligraphié

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li.ɡʁa.fi/

Noun

calligraphie f (usually uncountable, plural calligraphies)

1. calligraphy (art of writing with decorative strokes)

Derived terms

• calligraphe
• calligraphique

Descendants

• → English: calligraphy
  • → Japanese: カリグラフィー (karigurafī)
• → Portuguese: caligrafia
• → Romanian: caligrafie
• → Turkish: kaligrafi

Verb

calligraphie

1. inflection of calligraphier:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “calligraphie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012