German

Noun

Graffiti n ‎(genitive Graffiti or Graffitis, plural Graffitis)

1. graffiti

English

Graffiti on the Berlin Wall, November 1989

Alternative forms

• graffito

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): street art
• (vandalism): defacement

See also

• sgraffito

Translations

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 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

See also

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

Finnish

Noun

graffiti

1. graffiti

Declension

French

Noun

graffiti m ‎(uncountable)

1. graffiti

graffiti m ‎(plural graffitis)

1. graffito

Italian

Noun

graffiti m pl

1. plural of graffito

Verb

graffiti m

1. plural of graffito

Anagrams

• griffati

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian graffiti, plural of graffito

Pronunciation

Noun

graffiti m ‎(definite singular graffitien, indefinite plural graffitier, definite plural graffitiene)

1. graffiti

References

• “graffiti” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian graffiti, plural of graffito

Noun

graffiti m ‎(definite singular graffitien, indefinite plural graffitiar, definite plural graffitiane)

1. graffiti

References

• “graffiti” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

graffiti m ‎(plural graffitis)

1. graffiti

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