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.

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

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

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