baggrund
Danish
editEtymology
editbag (“behind”) + grund (“ground”). Calque of German Hintergrund (“background”), cf. also Swedish bakgrund, English background.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaggrund c (singular definite baggrunden, plural indefinite baggrunde)
- background (the scenery behind the main subject of an image)
- background (the previous circumstances of a situation)
- background (the origins or social heritage of a person)
Declension
editDeclension of baggrund
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | baggrund | baggrunden | baggrunde | baggrundene |
genitive | baggrunds | baggrundens | baggrundes | baggrundenes |