# paparazzi
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: pă'pə-răʹtsē, IPA: /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsi/
* (US) enPR: pä'pə-räʹtsē, IPA: /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsi/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zi

### Etymology 1

Reinterpretation of the plural of paparazzo, the singular standard Italian form.

#### Noun

paparazzi (countable and uncountable, plural paparazzis)
* (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?
* (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

* hackerazzi
* mamarazzi
* paparazzied
* paparazzification
* snaparazzi
* stalkerazzi

##### See also

* Nikon choir

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

paparazzi
* 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? […]”

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑpɑrɑtsi/, [ˈpɑ̝pɑ̝ˌrɑ̝ts̠i]
* Rhymes: -ɑtsi
* Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧raz‧zi

### Noun

paparazzi
* paparazzo

#### Declension

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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.pa.ʁad.zi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)
* a paparazzo

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.paˈrat.t͡si/
* Rhymes: -attsi
* Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zi

### Noun

paparazzi m pl
* plural of paparazzo

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.paˈrat͡s.t͡si/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -at͡st͡si
* Syllabification: pa‧pa‧raz‧zi

### Noun

paparazzi m pers (indeclinable)
* (journalism, photography) Alternative form of paparazzo

#### Declension

or
Indeclinable

### Noun

paparazzi m pers
* nominative/vocative plural of paparazzo

### Further reading

* paparazzi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* paparazzi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pa.paˈɾat.zi/, /pa.paˈɾat.si/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɐ.pɐˈɾa.tzi/, /pɐ.pɐˈɾa.tsi/
* Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧raz‧zi

### Noun

paparazzi m pl (plural only)
* paparazzi (taken as a group)

### Noun

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)
* (nonstandard) a paparazzo

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* paparazi

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian, plural of paparazzo.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)
* 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10