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.[1]
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”)
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