pittoresk

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Danish

Etymology

From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco (picturesque), from Latin pictor (painter).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pittoresk

  1. picturesque
    Synonym: malerisk

Inflection

Inflection of pittoresk
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular pittoresk 2
Indefinite neuter singular pittoresk 2
Plural pittoreske 2
Definite attributive1 pittoreske
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pittoresk (not comparable)

  1. picturesque
    Synonym: schilderachtig

Declension

Declension of pittoresk
uninflected pittoresk
inflected pittoreske
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial pittoresk
indefinite m./f. sing. pittoreske
n. sing. pittoresk
plural pittoreske
definite pittoreske
partitive pittoresks

German

Etymology

From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pittoresk (strong nominative masculine singular pittoresker, comparative pittoresker, superlative am pittoreskesten)

  1. (especially of architecture, villages) picturesque
    Synonym: (especially of nature) malerisch

Declension

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.

Adjective

pittoresk (neuter singular pittoresk, definite singular and plural pittoreske)

  1. picturesque

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.

Adjective

pittoresk (neuter singular pittoresk, definite singular and plural pittoreske)

  1. picturesque

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Adjective

pittoresk (comparative pittoreskare, superlative pittoreskast)

  1. picturesque, idyllic, especially of something rustic or quaint
    en pittoresk by ute på landeta picturesque village out in the countryside

Declension

Inflection of pittoresk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular pittoresk pittoreskare pittoreskast
Neuter singular pittoreskt pittoreskare pittoreskast
Plural pittoreska pittoreskare pittoreskast
Masculine plural3 pittoreske pittoreskare pittoreskast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 pittoreske pittoreskare pittoreskaste
All pittoreska pittoreskare pittoreskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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