paparazzi

See also: Paparazzi

English

Etymology

From Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: pă'pə-răʹtsē, IPA^(key): /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsi/
• (US) enPR: pä'pə-räʹtsē, IPA^(key): /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsi/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zi

Noun

paparazzi

1. plural of paparazzo
   • 1985, Francis King, One Is a Wanderer: Selected Stories, Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 312:

     A number of paparazzi had gate-crashed, as had a famous tennis-player and a couple of pop-singers.

   • 2004, Noel Botham, The Murder of Princess Diana, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 168:

     A number of paparazzi were there to take pictures, clearly having received a further tip-off about the party’s movements.

   • 2007, Stanley Hart, “Oh, Brother”, in Two Novellas, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 99:

     “Do you know how many paparazzi stalk those midtown hotels? […]”

Noun

paparazzi (countable and uncountable, plural paparazzis)

1. (nonstandard) A paparazzo.
   • 1997, Eeva Joniken, Soile Veijola, “The Disoriented Tourist: The Figuration of the Tourist in Contemporary Cultural Critique”, in Chris Rojek, John Urry, editors, Touring Cultures: Transformations of Travel and Theory, Routledge, →ISBN, page 46:

     The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous.

   • 2000, David Naccache, Michael Tunstall, “How to Explain Side-Channel Leakage to Your Kids”, in Çetin K. Koç, Christof Paar, editors, Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems — CHES 2000, Springer, →ISBN, page 229:

     A paparazzi is investigating the lives of a Royal couple.

   • 2005, Jude Idada, “Ouch!”, in A Box of Chocolates, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 221:

     What if someone I know sees me? Or what if a paparazzi is lurking somewhere?

2. (nonstandard, uncountable) Paparazzi taken as a group.
   • 1989, Carol Muske-Dukes, Dear Digby, Viking, →ISBN, page 148:

     “Tell Page that PAPARAZZI is here, in my apartment. And then tell her that their offices are right across from us …”

   • 2001, Geert Lovink, “The Rise and Fall of Dotcom Mania”, in Dark Fiber: Tracking Critical Internet Culture, MIT Press, published 2002, →ISBN, page 354:

     Rather, the business paparazzi is armoring itself for a backlash campaign against the entrepreneurial big mouths.

   • 2006, Kisha Green, And Even If I Did, iUniverse, →ISBN, page vi:

     Nelishia—You are a special lady with an enormous heart with skills that are off the chains!!! You go girl!!! A definite multi-tasking Diva!! Get your Chanel shades paparazzi is lurking…lol

Derived terms

• antipaparazzi
• hackerazzi
• mamarazzi
• momarazzi
• paparazzied
• paparazzification
• snaparazzi
• stalkarazzi
• stalkerazzi

Translations

paparazzo — see paparazzo

See also

• Nikon choir

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpɑrɑtsi/, [ˈpɑ̝pɑ̝ˌrɑ̝ts̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑtsi
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧pa‧raz‧zi
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧pa‧raz‧zi

Noun

paparazzi

1. paparazzo

Declension

Inflection of paparazzi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		paparazzi	paparazzit
genitive		paparazzin	paparazzien
partitive		paparazzia	paparazzeja
illative		paparazziin	paparazzeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paparazzi	paparazzit
accusative	nom.	paparazzi	paparazzit
	gen.	paparazzin
genitive		paparazzin	paparazzien
partitive		paparazzia	paparazzeja
inessive		paparazzissa	paparazzeissa
elative		paparazzista	paparazzeista
illative		paparazziin	paparazzeihin
adessive		paparazzilla	paparazzeilla
ablative		paparazzilta	paparazzeilta
allative		paparazzille	paparazzeille
essive		paparazzina	paparazzeina
translative		paparazziksi	paparazzeiksi
abessive		paparazzitta	paparazzeitta
instructive		—	paparazzein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of paparazzi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paparazzini paparazzini accusative nom. paparazzini paparazzini gen. paparazzini genitive paparazzini paparazzieni partitive paparazziani paparazzejani inessive paparazzissani paparazzeissani elative paparazzistani paparazzeistani illative paparazziini paparazzeihini adessive paparazzillani paparazzeillani ablative paparazziltani paparazzeiltani allative paparazzilleni paparazzeilleni essive paparazzinani paparazzeinani translative paparazzikseni paparazzeikseni abessive paparazzittani paparazzeittani instructive — — comitative — paparazzeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paparazzisi paparazzisi accusative nom. paparazzisi paparazzisi gen. paparazzisi genitive paparazzisi paparazziesi partitive paparazziasi paparazzejasi inessive paparazzissasi paparazzeissasi elative paparazzistasi paparazzeistasi illative paparazziisi paparazzeihisi adessive paparazzillasi paparazzeillasi ablative paparazziltasi paparazzeiltasi allative paparazzillesi paparazzeillesi essive paparazzinasi paparazzeinasi translative paparazziksesi paparazzeiksesi abessive paparazzittasi paparazzeittasi instructive — — comitative — paparazzeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paparazzimme paparazzimme accusative nom. paparazzimme paparazzimme gen. paparazzimme genitive paparazzimme paparazziemme partitive paparazziamme paparazzejamme inessive paparazzissamme paparazzeissamme elative paparazzistamme paparazzeistamme illative paparazziimme paparazzeihimme adessive paparazzillamme paparazzeillamme ablative paparazziltamme paparazzeiltamme allative paparazzillemme paparazzeillemme essive paparazzinamme paparazzeinamme translative paparazziksemme paparazzeiksemme abessive paparazzittamme paparazzeittamme instructive — — comitative — paparazzeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paparazzinne paparazzinne accusative nom. paparazzinne paparazzinne gen. paparazzinne genitive paparazzinne paparazzienne partitive paparazzianne paparazzejanne inessive paparazzissanne paparazzeissanne elative paparazzistanne paparazzeistanne illative paparazziinne paparazzeihinne adessive paparazzillanne paparazzeillanne ablative paparazziltanne paparazzeiltanne allative paparazzillenne paparazzeillenne essive paparazzinanne paparazzeinanne translative paparazziksenne paparazzeiksenne abessive paparazzittanne paparazzeittanne instructive — — comitative — paparazzeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative paparazzinsa paparazzinsa accusative nom. paparazzinsa paparazzinsa gen. paparazzinsa genitive paparazzinsa paparazziensa partitive paparazziaan paparazziansa paparazzejaan paparazzejansa inessive paparazzissaan paparazzissansa paparazzeissaan paparazzeissansa elative paparazzistaan paparazzistansa paparazzeistaan paparazzeistansa illative paparazziinsa paparazzeihinsa adessive paparazzillaan paparazzillansa paparazzeillaan paparazzeillansa ablative paparazziltaan paparazziltansa paparazzeiltaan paparazzeiltansa allative paparazzilleen paparazzillensa paparazzeilleen paparazzeillensa essive paparazzinaan paparazzinansa paparazzeinaan paparazzeinansa translative paparazzikseen paparazziksensa paparazzeikseen paparazzeiksensa abessive paparazzittaan paparazzittansa paparazzeittaan paparazzeittansa instructive — — comitative — paparazzeineen paparazzeinensa

Further reading

• “paparazzi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.pa.ʁad.zi/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)

1. a paparazzo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.paˈrat.t͡si/
• Rhymes: -attsi
• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zi

Noun

paparazzi m pl

1. plural of paparazzo

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Italian paparazziubor.

Polish paparazzi

Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.paˈrat͡s.t͡si/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at͡st͡si
• Syllabification: pa‧pa‧raz‧zi

Noun

paparazzi m pers (indeclinable)

1. (journalism, photography) alternative form of paparazzo

Declension

Declension of paparazzi

	singular	plural
nominative	paparazzi	paparazzi
genitive	paparazziego	paparazzich
dative	paparazziemu	paparazzim
accusative	paparazziego	paparazzich
instrumental	paparazzim	paparazzimi
locative	paparazzim	paparazzich
vocative	paparazzi	paparazzi

or

Indeclinable

Noun

paparazzi m pers

1. nominative/vocative plural of paparazzo

Further reading

• “paparazzi”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “paparazzi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɾat.zi/, /pa.paˈɾat.si/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɐˈɾa.tzi/, /pɐ.pɐˈɾa.tsi/

• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧raz‧zi

Noun

paparazzi m pl (plural only)

1. paparazzi (taken as a group)

Noun

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)

1. (nonstandard) a paparazzo

Further reading

• “paparazzi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• paparazi

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian, plural of paparazzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papaˈɾaθi/ [pa.paˈɾa.θi] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /papaˈɾasi/ [pa.paˈɾa.si] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aθi (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
  • Rhymes: -asi (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: pa‧pa‧raz‧zi
• IPA^(key): (everywhere, alternatively) /papaˈɾat͡ʃi/ [pa.paˈɾa.t͡ʃi]
  • Rhymes: -atʃi

Noun

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)

1. paparazzo

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

• “paparazzi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025