pittoresk
Danish
Etymology
From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco (“picturesque”), from Latin pictor (“painter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pitoresk/, [pʰitˢoˈʁæsɡ̊]
Inflection
| Inflection of pittoresk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | pittoresk | — | —2 |
| 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
Audio (file)
Inflection
| 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
Etymology
From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪtoˈʁɛsk/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file)
Adjective
pittoresk (strong nominative masculine singular pittoresker, comparative pittoresker, superlative am pittoreskesten)
- (especially of architecture, villages) picturesque
- Synonym: (especially of nature) malerisch
Declension
Positive forms of pittoresk
Comparative forms of pittoresk
Superlative forms of pittoresk
Further reading
- “pittoresk” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.
Adjective
pittoresk (neuter singular pittoresk, definite singular and plural pittoreske)
References
- “pittoresk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.
Adjective
pittoresk (neuter singular pittoresk, definite singular and plural pittoreske)
References
- “pittoresk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
pittoresk (comparative pittoreskare, superlative pittoreskast)
- picturesque, idyllic, especially of something rustic or quaint
- en pittoresk by ute på landet ― a 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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