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pittoresk

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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pittoresk

  1. picturesque
    Synonym: malerisk

Inflection

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Inflection of pittoresk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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pittoresk (not comparable)

  1. picturesque
    Synonym: schilderachtig

Declension

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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

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Etymology

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From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.

Adjective

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

  1. picturesque

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin pictor, via Italian pittoresco and French pittoresque.

Adjective

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

  1. picturesque

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Adjective

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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

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Inflection of pittoresk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular pittoresk pittoreskare pittoreskast
neuter singular pittoreskt pittoreskare pittoreskast
plural pittoreska pittoreskare pittoreskast
masculine plural2 pittoreske pittoreskare pittoreskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 pittoreske pittoreskare pittoreskaste
all pittoreska pittoreskare pittoreskaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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