tomta

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tomta

1. definite feminine singular of tomt

Alternative forms

• tomten

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tomta f

1. definite singular of tomt

Swedish

Etymology

From tomte +‎ -a.

Verb

tomta (present tomtar, preterite tomtade, supine tomtat, imperative tomta)

1. (intransitive) to play the role of Santa Claus in Christmas celebrations

   Vem ska tomta i år?

   Who's going to be Santa this year?

Conjugation

Conjugation of tomta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tomta		—
supine	tomtat		—
imperative	tomta		—
imper. plural1	tomten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tomtar	tomtade	—	—
ind. plural1	tomta	tomtade	—	—
subjunctive2	tomte	tomtade	—	—
present participle		tomtande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.