pittoresk

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

pittoresk

1. picturesque

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.

Synonyms

• malerisk

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• pittoresque

Etymology

Borrowed from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pittoresk (not comparable)

1. picturesque

Inflection

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

Synonyms

• schilderachtig

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German

Etymology

From French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪtoˈʁɛsk/

• Audio (Austria):

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Adjective

pittoresk (comparative pittoresker, superlative am pittoreskesten)

1. (especially of architecture, villages) picturesque

Synonyms

• malerisch (especially of nature)

Further reading

• “pittoresk” in Duden online

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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

• “pittoresk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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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

• “pittoresk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.