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)

  1. background (the scenery behind the main subject of an image)
  2. background (the previous circumstances of a situation)
  3. background (the origins or social heritage of a person)

Declension

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