halmbock

Swedish

FWOTD – 25 December 2024

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²halmˌbɔk/

Noun

halmbock c

  1. a goat made out of straw, a common Christmas decoration
    Synonym: julbock
    • 1968, Göte Nilsson, Kanonen. Roman, page 18:
      Halmbocken blev aldrig bunden, och textilindustrin började permittera.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of halmbock
nominative genitive
singular indefinite halmbock halmbocks
definite halmbocken halmbockens
plural indefinite halmbockar halmbockars
definite halmbockarna halmbockarnas

References

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