"julbock" meaning in All languages combined

See julbock on Wiktionary

Noun [Swedish]

IPA: /²jʉːlˌbɔk/ Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Christoffre-julbock.wav (note: Kronoberg)
Etymology: Compound of jul (“Christmas, Yule”) + bock (“goat, buck”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk jolebukk, Norwegian Bokmål julebukk, Danish julebuk. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|sv|jul<t:Christmas, Yule>|bock<t:goat, buck>}} Compound of jul (“Christmas, Yule”) + bock (“goat, buck”), {{cog|nn|jolebukk}} Norwegian Nynorsk jolebukk, {{cog|nb|julebukk}} Norwegian Bokmål julebukk, {{cog|da|julebuk}} Danish julebuk Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} julbock c, {{sv-noun|c}} julbock c
  1. a goat, typically made of straw, serving as a Christmas decoration Tags: common-gender Synonyms: halmbock
    Sense id: en-julbock-sv-noun-ggvf6Jgj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Christmas, Goats Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Christmas: 47 53 Disambiguation of Goats: 56 44
  2. (historical) a person dressed up as a goat who distributes gifts during Christmas celebrations (similar to Santa Claus) Tags: common-gender, historical
    Sense id: en-julbock-sv-noun-DXzYTmhr Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Christmas Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Christmas: 47 53

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Danish julebuk",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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        {
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        }
      ],
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          "gifts"
        ],
        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
        ],
        [
          "celebrations",
          "celebrations"
        ],
        [
          "Santa Claus",
          "Santa Claus"
        ]
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        "(historical) a person dressed up as a goat who distributes gifts during Christmas celebrations (similar to Santa Claus)"
      ],
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        "common-gender",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/²jʉːlˌbɔk/"
    },
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Gävle goat"
  ],
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      "word": "joulupukki"
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      },
      "expansion": "julbock c",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a goat, typically made of straw, serving as a Christmas decoration"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "straw",
          "straw"
        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
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        "a person dressed up as a goat who distributes gifts during Christmas celebrations (similar to Santa Claus)"
      ],
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          "gifts",
          "gifts"
        ],
        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
        ],
        [
          "celebrations",
          "celebrations"
        ],
        [
          "Santa Claus",
          "Santa Claus"
        ]
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        "(historical) a person dressed up as a goat who distributes gifts during Christmas celebrations (similar to Santa Claus)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "historical"
      ]
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  ],
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    },
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      "note": "Kronoberg",
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Gävle goat"
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}

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