tomten

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tomten

1. definite masculine singular of tomt

Alternative forms

• tomta

Swedish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔmtɛn/

Noun

tomten

1. definite singular of tomt

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /²tɔmˌtɛn/

Noun

tomten

1. definite singular of tomte

Usage notes

• This is a Swedish shibboleth that tells native and non-native speakers apart. This however, is obviously not feasible in parts of the Swedish speaking area where accent 2 isn't in use.