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

Declension of baggrund

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	baggrund	baggrunden	baggrunde	baggrundene
genitive	baggrunds	baggrundens	baggrundes	baggrundenes