pepparkaksgubbe

Swedish

Etymology

pepparkaka +‎ -s- +‎ gubbe

Noun

pepparkaksgubbe c

1. a gingerbread man
2. a person dressed as a gingerbread man, typically a boy participating in a Swedish Saint Lucy's Day procession (luciatåg)

Declension

Declension of pepparkaksgubbe

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pepparkaksgubbe	pepparkaksgubbes
	definite	pepparkaksgubben	pepparkaksgubbens
plural	indefinite	pepparkaksgubbar	pepparkaksgubbars
	definite	pepparkaksgubbarna	pepparkaksgubbarnas

See also

• lucia
• luciakrona
• luciatåg
• pepparkaksgumma
• stjärngosse
• tomte
• tärna

References

• “pepparkaksgubbe”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)