utförsbacke
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]utförsbacke c
- a downhill slope
- Synonym: nedförsbacke
- Antonym: uppförsbacke
- (figuratively) a downhill slope
Usage notes
[edit]Places more emphasis on the slope as opposed to the change in level compared to nedförsbacke. Might be used to describe a skidbacke (“ski slope”) for example. See the usage notes for nedför.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | utförsbacke | utförsbackes |
| definite | utförsbacken | utförsbackens | |
| plural | indefinite | utförsbackar | utförsbackars |
| definite | utförsbackarna | utförsbackarnas |