adjective

maskerad

masquerade

Maskerad has two main meanings:

A masquerade or costume party: an event where people wear costumes, sometimes with masks.
Disguised or masked: describing someone whose appearance has been concealed or altered, or something whose true nature has been hidden.

As a noun, maskerad is an en-word: en maskerad, maskeraden, maskerader.

As an adjective, it is the past participle of maskera , “to disguise” or “to mask.” Its forms include maskerad, maskerat and maskerade.

The word is related to mask and ultimately comes from a European word family associated with masks and masquerades.

utklädd — “dressed up” or “in costume.” It emphasizes wearing a costume, whereas maskerad can also emphasize concealing one’s identity.
förklädd — “disguised,” especially to avoid recognition.
omaskerad — “unmasked” or “not disguised,” an antonym of the adjective.

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Vi går på maskerad ikväll.adjective

We are going to a masquerade tonight.

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