råbock

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rabukker, equivalent to rå (“roe deer”) +‎ bock (“buck; male”). Cognate of Danish råbuk, Norwegian råbukk, Icelandic rábukkr, German Rehbock, English roebuck.

Noun

råbock c

1. roebuck (male roe deer)

Declension

Declension of råbock

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	råbock	råbocks
	definite	råbocken	råbockens
plural	indefinite	råbockar	råbockars
	definite	råbockarna	råbockarnas

Related terms

• rådjur
• råget
• råkid

References

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