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backstage

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

back +‎ stage

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
    Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Adjective edit

backstage (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
  2. Secret, concealed from the public.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

Adverb edit

backstage (comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage)

  1. Towards the area behind the stage.
  2. Out of view of the public.

Translations edit

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Noun edit

backstage (plural backstages)

  1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
  2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
    • 2013, Raymond Fisk, Stephen Grove, Joby John, Services Marketing Interactive Approach, →ISBN, page 73:
      Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.

Translations edit

Anagrams edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

< English backstage

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækstei̯dʒ/, [ˈbæks̠te̞i̯dʒ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑkstɑɡe/, [ˈbɑ̝ks̠tɑ̝ɡe̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbækstɑɡe/, [ˈbæks̠tɑ̝ɡe̞]

Noun edit

backstage (slang)

  1. backstage (area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show)
    Synonyms: takahuone, bäkkäri

Declension edit

Inflection of backstage (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative backstage backstaget
genitive backstagen backstagejen
partitive backstagea backstageja
illative backstageen backstageihin
singular plural
nominative backstage backstaget
accusative nom. backstage backstaget
gen. backstagen
genitive backstagen backstagejen
backstageinrare
partitive backstagea backstageja
inessive backstagessa backstageissa
elative backstagesta backstageista
illative backstageen backstageihin
adessive backstagella backstageilla
ablative backstagelta backstageilta
allative backstagelle backstageille
essive backstagena backstageina
translative backstageksi backstageiksi
abessive backstagetta backstageitta
instructive — backstagein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of backstage (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative backstageni backstageni
accusative nom. backstageni backstageni
gen. backstageni
genitive backstageni backstagejeni
backstageinirare
partitive backstageani backstagejani
inessive backstagessani backstageissani
elative backstagestani backstageistani
illative backstageeni backstageihini
adessive backstagellani backstageillani
ablative backstageltani backstageiltani
allative backstagelleni backstageilleni
essive backstagenani backstageinani
translative backstagekseni backstageikseni
abessive backstagettani backstageittani
instructive — —
comitative — backstageineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagesi backstagesi
accusative nom. backstagesi backstagesi
gen. backstagesi
genitive backstagesi backstagejesi
backstageisirare
partitive backstageasi backstagejasi
inessive backstagessasi backstageissasi
elative backstagestasi backstageistasi
illative backstageesi backstageihisi
adessive backstagellasi backstageillasi
ablative backstageltasi backstageiltasi
allative backstagellesi backstageillesi
essive backstagenasi backstageinasi
translative backstageksesi backstageiksesi
abessive backstagettasi backstageittasi
instructive — —
comitative — backstageinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagemme backstagemme
accusative nom. backstagemme backstagemme
gen. backstagemme
genitive backstagemme backstagejemme
backstageimmerare
partitive backstageamme backstagejamme
inessive backstagessamme backstageissamme
elative backstagestamme backstageistamme
illative backstageemme backstageihimme
adessive backstagellamme backstageillamme
ablative backstageltamme backstageiltamme
allative backstagellemme backstageillemme
essive backstagenamme backstageinamme
translative backstageksemme backstageiksemme
abessive backstagettamme backstageittamme
instructive — —
comitative — backstageinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagenne backstagenne
accusative nom. backstagenne backstagenne
gen. backstagenne
genitive backstagenne backstagejenne
backstageinnerare
partitive backstageanne backstagejanne
inessive backstagessanne backstageissanne
elative backstagestanne backstageistanne
illative backstageenne backstageihinne
adessive backstagellanne backstageillanne
ablative backstageltanne backstageiltanne
allative backstagellenne backstageillenne
essive backstagenanne backstageinanne
translative backstageksenne backstageiksenne
abessive backstagettanne backstageittanne
instructive — —
comitative — backstageinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagensa backstagensa
accusative nom. backstagensa backstagensa
gen. backstagensa
genitive backstagensa backstagejensa
backstageinsarare
partitive backstageaan
backstageansa 		backstagejaan
backstagejansa
inessive backstagessaan
backstagessansa 		backstageissaan
backstageissansa
elative backstagestaan
backstagestansa 		backstageistaan
backstageistansa
illative backstageensa backstageihinsa
adessive backstagellaan
backstagellansa 		backstageillaan
backstageillansa
ablative backstageltaan
backstageltansa 		backstageiltaan
backstageiltansa
allative backstagelleen
backstagellensa 		backstageilleen
backstageillensa
essive backstagenaan
backstagenansa 		backstageinaan
backstageinansa
translative backstagekseen
backstageksensa 		backstageikseen
backstageiksensa
abessive backstagettaan
backstagettansa 		backstageittaan
backstageittansa
instructive — —
comitative — backstageineen
backstageinensa

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English backstage.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

backstage m (invariable)

  1. backstage
    Synonym: retroscena

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English backstage.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baɡsˈteit͡ʃ/ [baɣ̞sˈt̪ei̯t͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -eitʃ

Noun edit

backstage m (plural backstages)

  1. backstage

Usage notes edit

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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