Geißbock
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪsˌbɔk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Geiß‧bock
Noun
Geißbock m (strong, genitive Geißbockes or Geißbocks, plural Geißböcke)
- billy goat, he-goat
- Synonym: Ziegenbock
Usage notes
The word is most common in southern Germany and Austria. Moreover, it is also used – alongside Ziegenbock – in some more northern regions where Geiß itself has become rare (probably because the compound with Bock is more transparent and generally intelligible than the bare word).
Declension
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Synonyms
- Bock (includes other species such as sheep)
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