julebuk

Danish

Etymology

From jul (“Christmas, Yule”) +‎ -e- +‎ buk (“buck, goat”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk jolebukk, Norwegian Bokmål julebukk and Swedish julbock, whence Finnish joulupukki.

Noun

julebuk c (singular definite julebukken, plural indefinite julebukke)

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

Declension

Declension of julebuk
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative julebuk julebukken julebukke julebukkene
genitive julebuks julebukkens julebukkes julebukkenes

References

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