"tomtefar" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: tomte + far (“father”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|tomte|far|t2=father}} tomte + far (“father”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns|uncountable|||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} tomtefar c (uncountable), {{sv-noun|c|-}} 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) Tags: common-gender, uncountable Synonyms: jultomte, tomte Related terms: tomtemor (english: (older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus), tomtenisse (english: (small) tomte, Christmas elf), tomteluva (english: Santa hat)
    Sense id: en-tomtefar-sv-noun-fZC4GHDV Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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