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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tomtenisse	tomtenisses
	definite	tomtenissen	tomtenissens
plural	indefinite	tomtenissar	tomtenissars
	definite	tomtenissarna	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)