jultomte

Swedish

A Christmas card with the "yule elf", or Santa Clause, with his yule goat and Christmas presents.

Etymology

From jul (“Christmas”) +‎ tomte (type of brownie from Nordic folklore). First attested in 1864.

Noun

jultomte c

1. (usually in the definite "jultomten") Santa Claus, a Christmas-time gift-bearer

   Synonyms: tomte, tomtefar

Declension

Declension of jultomte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jultomte	jultomten	jultomtar	jultomtarna
Genitive	jultomtes	jultomtens	jultomtars	jultomtarnas

See also

• julbock
• tomte
• tomtefar (“(older) male tomte, Father Christmas”)
• tomtegubbe
• tomtemor (“(older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus”)
• tomtenisse (“(small) tomte, Christmas elf”)
• tomteluva (“Santa hat”)

References

• jultomte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jultomte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)