graffiti
See also: Graffiti
English

Graffiti on the Berlin Wall, November 1989
Alternative forms
Noun
graffiti (uncountable)
- (chiefly uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
- (archaeology, countable) Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.
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 (though this would technically form the plural *graffita; cf. millennium, plural millennia); and graffiti 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.
Synonyms
- (archaeology): cave painting; epigraphy
Translations
drawings on a surface
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See also
Verb
graffiti (third-person singular simple present graffitis, present participle graffitiing, simple past and past participle graffitied)
See also
- graffiti art
- graffiti artist
- hip-hop
- street art
- tagging
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of graffiti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | graffiti | graffitit | |
genitive | graffitin | graffitien | |
partitive | graffitia | graffiteja | |
illative | graffitiin | graffiteihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | graffiti | graffitit | |
accusative | nom. | graffiti | graffitit |
gen. | graffitin | ||
genitive | graffitin | graffitien | |
partitive | graffitia | graffiteja | |
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 |
French
Pronunciation
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Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
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Noun
graffiti m (definite singular graffitien, indefinite plural graffitier, definite plural graffitiene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
graffiti m (definite singular graffitien, indefinite plural graffitiar, definite plural graffitiane)
Swedish
Noun
graffiti c
Declension
Declension of graffiti | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | graffiti | graffitin | — | — |
Genitive | graffitis | graffitins | — | — |
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