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

References

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