Swedish edit

Etymology edit

tomte +‎ gubbe (older man)

Noun edit

tomtegubbe c

  1. an (older) male tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually associated with Christmas
  2. someone who resembles an (older) tomte or Santa Claus

Declension edit

Declension of tomtegubbe 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tomtegubbe tomtegubben tomtegubbar tomtegubbarna
Genitive tomtegubbes tomtegubbens tomtegubbars tomtegubbarnas

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