julbock

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”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk jolebukk, Norwegian Bokmål julebukk, Danish julebuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jʉːlˌbɔk/
  • Audio (Kronoberg):(file)

Noun

julbock c

  1. a goat, typically made of straw, serving as a Christmas decoration
    Synonym: halmbock
  2. (historical) a person dressed up as a goat who distributes gifts during Christmas celebrations (similar to Santa Claus)

Declension

Declension of julbock
nominative genitive
singular indefinite julbock julbocks
definite julbocken julbockens
plural indefinite julbockar julbockars
definite julbockarna julbockarnas

Descendants

  • Finnish: joulupukki

References

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