tomtenisse

Swedish

Etymology

From tomt (“lot”) +‎ nisse (being from Nordic folklore). See also tomte.

Noun

tomtenisse c

  1. a (small) tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times often 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

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