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Geißbock
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German
Alternative forms
de Geissbock Switzerland Liechtenstein
Etymology
de :af Geiß Bock
From de Geiß Bock.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡaɪsˌbɔk/
de De-Geißbock.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Geiß bock
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
billy goat, he-goat
de Ziegenbock
Usage notes
The word is most common in southern Germany and Austria. Moreover, it is also used – alongside de Ziegenbock – in some more northern regions where de Geiß itself has become rare (probably because the compound with de Bock is more transparent and generally intelligible than the bare word).
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Synonyms
de Bock includes other species such as sheep
Further reading
de Male animals Goats