tomtefar

Swedish

Etymology

tomte +‎ far (“father”)

Noun

tomtefar c (uncountable)

1. an (older) male tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually in reference to Father Christmas (Santa Claus)

   Synonyms: jultomte, tomte

See also

• tomtemor (“(older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus”)
• tomtenisse (“(small) tomte, Christmas elf”)
• tomteluva (“Santa hat”)

References

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