kuliss
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French coulisse. Attested since 1750.
Noun
kuliss c
- scenery, backdrop (at a theater)
- (figuratively, in "bakom kulisserna") behind the scenes
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kuliss | kuliss |
| definite | kulissen | kulissens | |
| plural | indefinite | kulisser | kulissers |
| definite | kulisserna | kulissernas |
Derived terms
- potemkinkuliss (“Potemkin village”)