graffiti

English

Wikipedia

Graffiti on the Berlin Wall, November 1989

Alternative forms

• graffito

Etymology

From Italian graffiti

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɡɹəˌfiː.ti/, X-SAMPA: /"gr@%fi:.ti/

Noun

graffiti (uncountable)

1. (chiefly uncountable) A form of vandalism involving painting text or images in public places.
2. (chiefly uncountable) A form of art involving painting text or images in public places.
3. (archaeology, countable) Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.

Synonyms

• (archaeology): cave painting
• (art): graffiti art
• (vandalism): defacement

See also

• sgraffito

Translations

a form of vandalism involving painting text or images

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塗鴉 (cmn), 涂鸦 (cmn) (túyā)

• Esperanto: murskribaĉo (eo)
• German: Graffito (de) m and n, Graffiti (de) m pl and n pl
• Icelandic: veggjakrot (is) n
• Japanese: 落書き (ja) (らくがき, rakugaki), グラフィティ (ja) (gurafiti)

• Korean: 그라피토 (ko) (geurapito)
• Macedonian: графити (mk) (grafíti) m pl
• Marathi: ग्राफिटी (mr) (grafiṭī) f
• Portuguese: grafite (pt) m
• Russian: граффити (ru) (graffíti) n (indeclinable)
• Serbo-Croatian: графити (sh) m pl, grafiti (sh) m pl
• Spanish: grafiti (es)

Usage notes

• There is no universal singular form to denote a single piece of graffiti. In archaeology, and occasionally elsewhere, graffito is used, reflecting the Italian singular. There is some non-standard usage of graffitus, as though it were Latin (compare focus, plural foci); graffitum, also Latin sounding; and graffiti#Noun itself unmodified.
• There is no clear dividing line between graffiti that constitutes art and that consitutes vandalism; in cases where this word may be misinterpreted, consider using a synonym.

Verb

graffiti (third-person singular simple present graffitis, present participle graffitiing, simple past and past participle graffitied)

1. To create such images

Translations

create graffiti

• Portuguese: pichar (pt), grafitar (pt)

See also

• deface
• graffiti art
• hip-hop
• tagging
• vandalism

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Finnish

Noun

graffiti

1. graffiti

Declension

Declension of graffiti (type risti) singular plural nominative graffiti graffitit genitive graffitin graffitien partitive graffitia graffiteja accusative graffiti graffitin graffitit inessive graffitissa graffiteissa elative graffitista graffiteista illative graffitiin graffiteihin adessive graffitilla graffiteilla ablative graffitilta graffiteilta allative graffitille graffiteille essive graffitina graffiteina translative graffitiksi graffiteiksi instructive – graffitein abessive graffititta graffiteitta comitative – graffiteineen

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Italian

Noun

graffiti m pl

1. Plural form of graffito

Verb

graffiti m

1. Plural of graffito

Anagrams

• griffati

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Swedish

Noun

graffiti c

1. graffiti; a form of vandalism involving painted text or images in public places
2. graffiti; any graffiti art produced as a result of that act of vandalism

Declension

Declension of graffiti

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	graffiti	graffitin
genitive	graffitis	graffitins