bakgrund

Swedish

Etymology

bak (“behind, at the back”) +‎ grund (“ground”). Probably influenced by a foreign language, compare Danish baggrund (“background”), English background and German Hintergrund (“background”).[1]

Noun

bakgrund c

  1. ground (background, context, framework, surroundings)
  2. background, origins; one's social heritage
  3. background; a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context
  4. background; a less important part of the scenery

Declension

Declension of bakgrund
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bakgrund bakgrunds
definite bakgrunden bakgrundens
plural indefinite bakgrunder bakgrunders
definite bakgrunderna bakgrundernas

References

  1. ^ bakgrund in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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