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 often one of Santa's helpers (a Christmas elf)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tomtenisse | tomtenisses |
| definite | tomtenissen | tomtenissens | |
| plural | indefinite | tomtenissar | tomtenissars |
| definite | tomtenissarna | tomtenissarnas |
See also
- nisse
- tomtefar (“(older) male tomte, Father Christmas”)
- tomtemor (“(older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus”)
- tomteluva (“Santa hat”)