julbock
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Swedish
en julbock ― a straw goat
Gävlebocken är en julbock. ― The Gävle goat is a straw goat.
Etymology
Compound of jul (“Christmas, Yule”) + bock (“goat, buck”)
Pronunciation
Noun
julbock c
- a goat, typically made of straw, serving as a Christmas decoration
- Synonym: halmbock
- (historical) a person dressed up as a goat who distributes gifts during Christmas celebrations (similar to Santa Claus)
- Synonym: jultomte
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | julbock | julbocks |
| definite | julbocken | julbockens | |
| plural | indefinite | julbockar | julbockars |
| definite | julbockarna | julbockarnas |