halmbock

Swedish

julbockar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²halmˌbɔk/

Noun

halmbock c

1. 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)