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 (“background”).[1]

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
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bakgrund bakgrunden bakgrunder bakgrunderna
Genitive bakgrunds bakgrundens bakgrunders bakgrundernas

References
  1. bakgrund in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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