The Swedish word for ground is
backe
Translations for ground and their definitions
| backe | |
| 1. n. slope; a piece of ground which slopes | |
| 2. n. ground; the surface of the Earth |
| mark | |
| 1. n. ground (as opposed to the sky or the sea) | |
| Ha fast mark under fötterna - to be on terra firma (literally to have firm ground under (one's) feet) | |
| Tillbaka på klassisk mark - back on classical ground | |
| På engelsk mark - on English soil | |
| 2. n. (, un) ground, field | |
| Bonden ägde mycket mark - The farmer owned a lot of ground | |
| 3. n. mark (currency) | |
| 4. n. (gambling) counter, marker |
| grund | |
| 1. adj. shallow | |
| 2. n. ground, land | |
| (sv - Huset är byggt på ofri grund. - The house is built on non-freehold property.) | |
| 3. n. the foundation of a building; the part of the outer walls of a house which extends below the level of the floor, and down to the ground. | |
| 4. n. a fundament, a foundation, a basis, fundamentals; what other constructions (physical or metaphorical) rely on | |
| 5. n. cause; reason | |
| 6. n. a shallow in water | |
| 7. n. An area of shallow water in a large body of water, which causes a potential danger to boats or ships. |
| bakgrund | |
| 1. n. ground (background, context, framework, surroundings) | |
| 2. n. background, origins; one's social heritage | |
| 3. n. background; a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context | |
| 4. n. background; a less important part of the scenery |
| mald | |
| 1. v. past participle of mala |
| jorda | |
| 1. v. to ground (to connect an electrical conductor) |
| jord | |
| 1. n. earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated material in which land plants grow | |
| 2. n. earth, ground (as opposed to the sky or sea) | |
| 3. n. earth; one of the four or five basic elements in alchemical or Taoist philosophy | |
| 4. n. any (hypothetical) planet very similar to Earth which would be able support human life without ever-present technological support. | |
| 5. n. a piece of land, suitable for farming | |
| 6. n. (slightly formal) soil; country, territory; in particular with reference to one's native land. | |
| 7. n. earth, ground; electrical connection to the earth/ground |
| jordledare | |
| 1. n. ground (electrical conductor connected to point of zero potential) |
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