paparazzi
See also: Paparazzi
Contents
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Reinterpretation of paparazzi, the plural of paparazzo, as a singular form.
NounEdit
paparazzi (plural paparazzis)
- (nonstandard) A paparazzo.
- 1997, Eeva Joniken and Soile Veijola, "The Disoriented Tourist: The Figuration of the Tourist in Contemporary Cultural Critique", in Chris Rojek and John Urry (eds.), Touring Cultures: Transformations of Travel and Theory, Routledge, 0-415-11125-0, page 46,
- The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous.
- 2000, David Naccache and Michael Tunstall, "How to Explain Side-Channel Leakage to Your Kids", in Çetin K. Koç and Christof Paar (eds.), Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems — CHES 2000 (proceedings), Springer, ISBN 3-540-41455-X, page 229,
- A paparazzi is investigating the lives of a Royal couple.
- 2005, Jude Idada, "Ouch!", in A Box of Chocolates, Trafford Publishing, ISBN 1412020268, page 221,
- What if someone I know sees me? Or what if a paparazzi is lurking somewhere?
- 1997, Eeva Joniken and Soile Veijola, "The Disoriented Tourist: The Figuration of the Tourist in Contemporary Cultural Critique", in Chris Rojek and John Urry (eds.), Touring Cultures: Transformations of Travel and Theory, Routledge, 0-415-11125-0, page 46,
- (nonstandard, uncountable) Paparazzi taken as a group.
- 1989, Carol Muske-Dukes, Dear Digby, Viking, ISBN 0670825069, 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 (2002), ISBN 0262621800, 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 0595390137, 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
- 1989, Carol Muske-Dukes, Dear Digby, Viking, ISBN 0670825069, page 148,
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
paparazzo — see paparazzo
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Non-lemma forms.
NounEdit
paparazzi
- plural of paparazzo
- 1985, Francis King, One Is a Wanderer: Selected Stories, Hutchinson, ISBN 0091620805, 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 0-7860-0700-1, 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 1425987087, page 99,
- “Do you know how many paparazzi stalk those midtown hotels? […]”
- 1985, Francis King, One Is a Wanderer: Selected Stories, Hutchinson, ISBN 0091620805, page 312,
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
paparazzi
DeclensionEdit
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | paparazzein | |
| abessive | paparazzitta | paparazzeitta | |
| comitative | — | paparazzeineen | |