halmbock

Swedish

julbockar

FWOTD – 25 December 2024

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
   • 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

Synonyms

• julbock

References

• halmbock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)