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”).

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

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