pittoresk
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco (“picturesque”), from Latin pictor (“painter”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]pittoresk
- picturesque
- Synonym: malerisk
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of pittoresk | |||
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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]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]pittoresk (not comparable)
- picturesque
- Synonym: schilderachtig
Declension
[edit]Declension of pittoresk | ||||
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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)
- (especially of architecture, villages) picturesque
- Synonym: (especially of nature) malerisch
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pittoresk” in Duden online
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)
References
[edit]- “pittoresk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
References
[edit]- “pittoresk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.
Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]Inflection of pittoresk | |||
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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 |
References
[edit]- pittoresk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- pittoresk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- pittoresk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- pittoresk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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