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)

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

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