"backe" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Audio: Sv-backe.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse bakki (“bank”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|bakki||bank}} Old Norse bakki (“bank”), {{der|sv|gem-pro|*bankô}} Proto-Germanic *bankô Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} backe c, {{sv-noun|c}} backe c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-ar|2=back}}, {{sv-decl-noun|backe|backen|backar|backarna|backes|backens|backars|backarnas|base=backe|definitions=|gender=Common}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], backe [indefinite, nominative, singular], backen [definite, nominative, singular], backar [indefinite, nominative, plural], backarna [definite, nominative, plural], backes [genitive, indefinite, singular], backens [definite, genitive, singular], backars [genitive, indefinite, plural], backarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a hill (portion of a road or other path sloping lengthwise) Tags: common-gender Synonyms: nedförsbacke (english: downhill slope), uppförsbacke (english: uphill slope)
    Sense id: en-backe-sv-noun-tkwKx0kQ
  2. a slope, an incline (part of the ground that slopes) Tags: common-gender Synonyms: sluttning
    Sense id: en-backe-sv-noun-fPBWVkiA
  3. (uncountable) (nearby) ground Tags: common-gender, uncountable Synonyms: mark
    Sense id: en-backe-sv-noun-ai5-m8hE
  4. (obsolete) a hill (elevated landmass) Tags: common-gender, obsolete Synonyms: kulle, höjd
    Sense id: en-backe-sv-noun-sv:elevation Categories (other): Swedish links with redundant target parameters
  5. (obsolete) a burial mound Tags: common-gender, obsolete Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: gravhög
    Sense id: en-backe-sv-noun-vEimGWeZ Disambiguation of Landforms: 10 9 2 18 61 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 1 21 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: galgbacke, kunna slå sig i backen på, nedförsbacke, på landbacken, skidbacke (english: ski slope), stå som spön i backen, uppförsbacke Related terms: backig, kulle (english: hill in the sense of elevated landmass), mark, sluttning, slänt

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kunna slå sig i backen på"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nedförsbacke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "på landbacken"
    },
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      "english": "ski slope",
      "word": "skidbacke"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "english": "hill in the sense of elevated landmass",
      "word": "kulle"
    },
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      "word": "mark"
    },
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      "word": "sluttning"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "english": "It's strenuous to ride (a bike) up the steep hill",
          "text": "Det är jobbigt att cykla uppför den branta backen",
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          "word": "nedförsbacke"
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          "text": "backen på sidan av kullen",
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          "text": "Hon halkade och föll i backen",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The vase fell to the ground as they were carrying it in",
          "text": "Vasen trillade i backen när de skulle bära in den",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The bull snorted and stomped the ground",
          "text": "Tjuren frustade och stampade i backen",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "text": "över berg och backar",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "gallows hill (site for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)",
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      "word": "kunna slå sig i backen på"
    },
    {
      "word": "nedförsbacke"
    },
    {
      "word": "på landbacken"
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      "english": "ski slope",
      "word": "skidbacke"
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    {
      "word": "stå som spön i backen"
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      "english": "hill in the sense of elevated landmass",
      "word": "kulle"
    },
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      "word": "mark"
    },
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      "word": "sluttning"
    },
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          "text": "Det är jobbigt att cykla uppför den branta backen",
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        {
          "english": "She slipped and fell to the ground (could also be interpreted as \"She slipped and fell on the hill/slope,\" though unlikely here)",
          "text": "Hon halkade och föll i backen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The vase fell to the ground as they were carrying it in",
          "text": "Vasen trillade i backen när de skulle bära in den",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The bull snorted and stomped the ground",
          "text": "Tjuren frustade och stampade i backen",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "(nearby) ground"
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        "(uncountable) (nearby) ground"
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        {
          "word": "mark"
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          "text": "över berg och backar",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "gallows hill (site for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)",
          "text": "galgbacke",
          "type": "example"
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        "a hill (elevated landmass)"
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        "a burial mound"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) a burial mound"
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        {
          "word": "gravhög"
        }
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        "obsolete"
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