grifelo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гри́фель (grífelʹ), itself borrowed from German Griffel, ultimately from Ancient Greek γραφείον (grapheíon, “writing stick”). Compare Dutch griffel, Swedish griffel, Estonian krihvel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡriˈfelo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: gri‧fe‧lo

Noun

grifelo (accusative singular grifelon, plural grifeloj, accusative plural grifelojn)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: krajono
  2. stylus
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