baggrund
Danish
Etymology
bag (“behind”) + grund (“ground”). Calque of German Hintergrund (“background”), cf. also Swedish bakgrund, English background.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥ɑwˌɡ̊ʁɔnˀ]
Noun
baggrund 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)
Inflection
Declension of baggrund
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | baggrund | baggrunden | baggrunde | baggrundene |
| genitive | baggrunds | baggrundens | baggrundes | baggrundenes |