bakgrund

Faroese

Etymology

From bak (“back”) +‎ grund (“ground”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛaːkɹʊnt/

Noun

bakgrund f (genitive singular bakgrundar, plural bakgrundir)

  1. background
    Synonym: baksýni
    í bakgrundini á myndini ― in the background of the photo

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bakgrund bakgrundin bakgrundir bakgrundirnar
accusative bakgrund bakgrundina bakgrundir bakgrundirnar
dative bakgrund bakgrundini bakgrundum bakgrundunum
genitive bakgrundar bakgrundarinnar bakgrunda bakgrundanna

Antonyms

  • forgrund, framsýni (foreground)

Further reading

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”).[1]

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

References

  1. ^ bakgrund in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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