tomte
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noun
- folklorea small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants; a brownie, a gnome.
- usually in the definite form "tomten"Santa Claus
- colloquial, especially in compound nounsa person that diligently tends to practical matters
- a person dressed as a tomteor tomtenisse), often a boy participating in a Swedish Saint Lucy's Day procession (luciatåg
- colloquial, derogatorya person who behaves irresponsibly, oddly or incompetently
Forms
noun
| indefinite nominative singular | tomte |
|---|---|
| genitive indefinite singular | tomtes |
| definite nominative singular | tomten |
| definite genitive singular | tomtens |
| indefinite nominative plural | tomtar |
| genitive indefinite plural | tomtars |
| definite nominative plural | tomtarna |
| definite genitive plural | tomtarnas |
Other ways to say it
- jultomteSanta Claus, a Christmas-time gift-bearer
- nissea small tomte; a trainee, an apprentice
- tomtefaran (older) male tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually in reference to Father Christmas (Santa Clau…
- tomtegubbean (older) male tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually associated with Christmas; someone who resembles an (older) tomte or Santa Claus
- tomtenissea (small) tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times often one of Santa's helpers (a Christmas elf)