julbock

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Yule goat

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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):

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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

• julbock in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• julbock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• julbock in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)