tomtenisse
Swedish
Etymology
From tomt (“lot”) + nisse (being from Nordic folklore). See also tomte.
Noun
tomtenisse c
- a (small) tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually one of Santa's helpers (a Christmas elf)
Declension
| Declension of tomtenisse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tomtenisse | tomtenissen | tomtenissar | tomtenissarna |
| Genitive | tomtenisses | tomtenissens | tomtenissars | tomtenissarnas |
See also
- nisse
- tomtefar (“(older) male tomte, Father Christmas”)
- tomtemor (“(older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus”)
- tomteluva (“Santa hat”)
References
- tomtenisse in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tomtenisse in Svensk ordbok (SO)