Danish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pitoresk/, [pʰitˢoˈʁæsɡ̊]

Adjective edit

pittoresk

  1. picturesque
    Synonym: malerisk

Inflection edit

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

pittoresk (not comparable)

  1. picturesque
    Synonym: schilderachtig

Inflection edit

Inflection 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 edit

Etymology edit

From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

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

Declension edit

Further reading edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.

Adjective edit

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

  1. picturesque

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.

Adjective edit

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

  1. picturesque

References edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Adjective edit

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 edit

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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