| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɣrɪfəl/ |
| Hyphenation | grif·fel |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | griffels |
| Catalan | burí; guix de pissarra |
|---|---|
| English | slate‐pencil |
| Esperanto | grifelo; ardeza krajono |
| German | Griffel; Schreibgriffel; Stichel; Stift; Schlieferstift |
| Saterland Frisian | Griffel |
| Spanish | buril; pizarrín |