utförsbacke

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Swedish

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Etymology

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utför +‎ -s- +‎ backe

Noun

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utförsbacke c

  1. a downhill slope
    Synonym: nedförsbacke
    Antonym: uppförsbacke
  2. (figuratively) a downhill slope

Usage notes

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Places more emphasis on the slope as opposed to the change in level compared to nedförsbacke. Might be used to describe a skidbacke (ski slope) for example. See the usage notes for nedför.

Declension

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Declension of utförsbacke 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative utförsbacke utförsbacken utförsbackar utförsbackarna
Genitive utförsbackes utförsbackens utförsbackars utförsbackarnas

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References

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