en bock
Meaning
he-goat; trestle; buck; tick; mistake
In Swedish: hanne av get
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bock |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bocken |
| Plural, indefinite | bockar |
| Plural, definite | bockarna |
bock is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bock, den stora bocken. Check another noun
Practise bock
1 / 2Is it en bock or ett bock?
bock in a sentence
- hoppa bockplay leapfrog
- en röd bock i kantena tick in the margin (indicating a bad mistake)
Words built with bock
- getabock billy goat
Questions
What does bock mean in English?
bock means “he-goat, trestle”.
Is it en bock or ett bock?
It is en bock, and “the he-goat” is bocken.
What is the plural of bock?
The plural of bock is bockar, and the definite plural is bockarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish bukker, bokker, from Old Norse bokkr, bukkr, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz‚ from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-nó-.
Nearby common words
bock is number 9,213 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,209fosterland homeland (the country where one grew up)
- 9,210slank slipped, slank
- 9,211ananas pineapple
- 9,212befara fear
- 9,214dager light; daylight
- 9,215fana flag, banner
- 9,216inpå quite) close (to), (very
- 9,217konvertera convert
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