julbock

Swedish

en julbock

julbockar och andra figurer

Gävlebocken är en julbock

Etymology

jul (“Christmas”) +‎ bock (“buck, he-goat”)

Noun

julbock c

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

Declension

Declension of julbock
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	julbock	julbocken	julbockar	julbockarna
Genitive	julbocks	julbockens	julbockars	julbockarnas

See also

• halm (“straw”)
• jultomte

References

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