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

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

Synonyms

• julbock

References

• halmbock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)