tomtegubbe

Swedish

Etymology

tomte +‎ gubbe (“older man”)

Noun

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

Declension of tomtegubbe

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tomtegubbe	tomtegubbes
	definite	tomtegubben	tomtegubbens
plural	indefinite	tomtegubbar	tomtegubbars
	definite	tomtegubbarna	tomtegubbarnas

References

• tomtegubbe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)