utförsbacke

Swedish

Etymology

utför +‎ -s- +‎ backe

Noun

utförsbacke c

  1. a downhill slope
    Synonym: nedförsbacke
    Antonym: uppförsbacke
  2. (figuratively) a downhill slope

Usage notes

Places more emphasis on the slope as opposed to the change in level compared to nedförsbacke. Might be used to describe a skidbacke (“ski slope”) for example. See the usage notes for nedför.

Declension

Declension of utförsbacke
nominative genitive
singular indefinite utförsbacke utförsbackes
definite utförsbacken utförsbackens
plural indefinite utförsbackar utförsbackars
definite utförsbackarna utförsbackarnas

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