tomtefar

Swedish

Etymology

tomte +‎ far (“father”)

Noun

tomtefar c (uncountable)

an (older) male tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually in reference to Father Christmas (Santa Claus)
Synonyms: jultomte, tomte

See also

tomtemor (“(older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus”)
tomtenisse (“(small) tomte, Christmas elf”)
tomteluva (“Santa hat”)

References

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