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

• nisse
• tomtefar (“(older) male tomte, Father Christmas”)
• tomtemor (“(older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus”)
• tomteluva (“Santa hat”)

References

• tomtenisse in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tomtenisse in Svensk ordbok (SO)