halmbock

Swedish

julbockar

Etymology

Compound of halm (“straw”) +‎ bock (“buck”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²halmˌbɔk/

Noun

halmbock c

a goat made out of straw, a common Christmas decoration

Declension

Declension of halmbock
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	halmbock	halmbocken	halmbockar	halmbockarna
Genitive	halmbocks	halmbockens	halmbockars	halmbockarnas

Synonyms

julbock

References

halmbock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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