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An elliptic form of tomtebisse or tomtegubbe with the same meaning. Derived from tomt (“site; lot; garden”). The association between the mythological creature and Santa Claus had its origins in the 19th century (first attestation is from 1864) and was firmly established in the middle of the 20th century.", "forms": [ { "form": "no-table-tags", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "table-tags" ] }, { "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "inflection-template" ] }, { "form": "tomte", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "indefinite", "nominative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomten", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "nominative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomtar", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "indefinite", "nominative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "tomtarna", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "nominative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "tomtes", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "indefinite", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomtens", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "genitive", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomtars", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "indefinite", "plural" ] }, { "form": "tomtarnas", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "genitive", "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "nouns", "3": "", "g": "c", "g2": "", "head": "", "sort": "" }, "expansion": "tomte c", "name": "head" }, { "args": { "1": "c" }, "expansion": "tomte c", "name": "sv-noun" } ], "inflection_templates": [ { "args": { "2": "tomt" }, "name": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar" }, { "args": { "1": "tomte", "2": "tomten", "3": "tomtar", "4": "tomtarna", "5": "tomtes", "6": "tomtens", "7": "tomtars", "8": "tomtarnas", "base": "tomte", "definitions": "", "gender": "Common" }, "name": "sv-decl-noun" } ], "lang": "Swedish", "lang_code": "sv", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0", "word": "väsen" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "topical", "langcode": "sv", "name": "Folklore", "orig": "sv:Folklore", "parents": [ "Culture", "Society", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w" }, { "_dis": "40 21 21 18", "kind": "other", "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "english": "If the house gnome doesn’t get a dab of butter in his Christmas porridge, he might get angry and do great harm.", "text": "Om tomten inte får en klick smör i sin julgröt kan han bli arg och göra stor skada.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants; a brownie, a gnome." ], "id": "en-tomte-sv-noun-y~gAUGZB", "links": [ [ "folklore", "folklore" ], [ "brownie", "brownie" ], [ "gnome", "gnome" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(folklore) A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants; a brownie, a gnome." ], "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "topics": [ "arts", "folklore", "history", "human-sciences", "literature", "media", "publishing", "sciences" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "20 76 2 2", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "sv", "name": "Mythological creatures", "orig": "sv:Mythological creatures", "parents": [ "Fantasy", "Mythology", "Fiction", "Speculative fiction", "Culture", "Artistic works", "Genres", "Society", "Art", "Entertainment", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "english": "Aunt Agneta dressed up as Santa and handed out presents to the children.", "text": "Moster Agneta klädde ut sig till tomte och delade ut klappar till barnen.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Santa Claus" ], "id": "en-tomte-sv-noun-eoDGmg8D", "links": [ [ "Santa Claus", "Santa Claus" ] ], "qualifier": "usually in the definite form \"tomten\"", "raw_glosses": [ "(usually in the definite form \"tomten\") Santa Claus" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "jultomte" }, { "word": "tomtefar" }, { "_dis1": "15 78 4 3", "sense": "folklore creature; often one of Santa’s helpers in modern times", "word": "tomtenisse" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 0 0", "sense": "Santa Claus", "word": "jultomte" } ], "tags": [ "common-gender" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "english": "What kind of fool threw my clothes in the snow?", "text": "Vad är det för tomte som har slängt mina kläder i snön?", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "A person who behaves irresponsibly, oddly or incompetently." ], "id": "en-tomte-sv-noun-xWR1Rp6c", "links": [ [ "derogatory", "derogatory" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial, derogatory) A person who behaves irresponsibly, oddly or incompetently." ], "tags": [ "colloquial", "common-gender", "derogatory" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "english": "Your husband is a real busy bee when he does woodworking on furniture.", "text": "Din man är en riktig hustomte när han snickrar på möbler.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "A person that diligently tends to practical matters." ], "id": "en-tomte-sv-noun-Yk6RgiJt", "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial, especially in compound nouns) A person that diligently tends to practical matters." ], "raw_tags": [ "in compound nouns" ], "tags": [ "colloquial", "common-gender", "especially" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈtɔmˌte/" } ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "47 40 7 7", "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "gårdstomte" }, { "_dis1": "47 40 7 7", "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "hustomte" }, { "_dis1": "47 40 7 7", "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "nisse" }, { "_dis1": "47 40 7 7", "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "tomtegubbe" }, { "_dis1": "47 40 7 7", "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "tomtebisse" } ], "word": "tomte" }
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Cognate with Swedish tomte.", "forms": [ { "form": "tomten", "tags": [ "definite", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomtar", "tags": [ "indefinite", "plural" ] }, { "form": "tomtane", "tags": [ "definite", "plural" ] } ], "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "lang_code": "nn", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Norwegian Nynorsk doublets", "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header", "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas", "Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns", "Norwegian Nynorsk nouns", "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse", "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation", "nn:Folklore" ], "glosses": [ "synonym of tufte" ], "links": [ [ "folklore", "folklore" ], [ "tufte", "tufte#Norwegian Nynorsk" ] ], "qualifier": "chiefly Eastern Norwegian", "raw_glosses": [ "(folklore, chiefly Eastern Norwegian) synonym of tufte" ], "synonyms": [ { "tags": [ "synonym", "synonym-of" ], "word": "tufte" } ], "tags": [ "masculine" ], "topics": [ "arts", "folklore", "history", "human-sciences", "literature", "media", "publishing", "sciences" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "[²tu̞mtə]" }, { "ipa": "[²tɞ̞mtə]" } ], "word": "tomte" } { "categories": [ "Swedish common-gender nouns", "Swedish entries with incorrect language header", "Swedish lemmas", "Swedish nouns", "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation", "sv:Mythological creatures" ], "derived": [ { "english": "to be crazy", "word": "ha tomtar på loftet" }, { "word": "tomta" }, { "word": "tomtegröt" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "tomtebisse" }, "expansion": "tomtebisse", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "tomtegubbe" }, "expansion": "tomtegubbe", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "tomt", "3": "", "4": "site; lot; garden" }, "expansion": "tomt (“site; lot; garden”)", "name": "m" } ], "etymology_text": "Attested since 1790 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. An elliptic form of tomtebisse or tomtegubbe with the same meaning. Derived from tomt (“site; lot; garden”). The association between the mythological creature and Santa Claus had its origins in the 19th century (first attestation is from 1864) and was firmly established in the middle of the 20th century.", "forms": [ { "form": "no-table-tags", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "table-tags" ] }, { "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "inflection-template" ] }, { "form": "tomte", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "indefinite", "nominative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomten", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "nominative", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomtar", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "indefinite", "nominative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "tomtarna", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "nominative", "plural" ] }, { "form": "tomtes", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "indefinite", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomtens", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "genitive", "singular" ] }, { "form": "tomtars", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "genitive", "indefinite", "plural" ] }, { "form": "tomtarnas", "source": "declension", "tags": [ "definite", "genitive", "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "nouns", "3": "", "g": "c", "g2": "", "head": "", "sort": "" }, "expansion": "tomte c", "name": "head" }, { "args": { "1": "c" }, "expansion": "tomte c", "name": "sv-noun" } ], "inflection_templates": [ { "args": { "2": "tomt" }, "name": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar" }, { "args": { "1": "tomte", "2": "tomten", "3": "tomtar", "4": "tomtarna", "5": "tomtes", "6": "tomtens", "7": "tomtars", "8": "tomtarnas", "base": "tomte", "definitions": "", "gender": "Common" }, "name": "sv-decl-noun" } ], "lang": "Swedish", "lang_code": "sv", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "word": "väsen" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Swedish terms with usage examples", "sv:Folklore" ], "examples": [ { "english": "If the house gnome doesn’t get a dab of butter in his Christmas porridge, he might get angry and do great harm.", "text": "Om tomten inte får en klick smör i sin julgröt kan han bli arg och göra stor skada.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants; a brownie, a gnome." ], "links": [ [ "folklore", "folklore" ], [ "brownie", "brownie" ], [ "gnome", "gnome" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(folklore) A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants; a brownie, a gnome." ], "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "topics": [ "arts", "folklore", "history", "human-sciences", "literature", "media", "publishing", "sciences" ] }, { "categories": [ "Swedish terms with usage examples" ], "examples": [ { "english": "Aunt Agneta dressed up as Santa and handed out presents to the children.", "text": "Moster Agneta klädde ut sig till tomte och delade ut klappar till barnen.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Santa Claus" ], "links": [ [ "Santa Claus", "Santa Claus" ] ], "qualifier": "usually in the definite form \"tomten\"", "raw_glosses": [ "(usually in the definite form \"tomten\") Santa Claus" ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "jultomte" }, { "word": "tomtefar" } ], "tags": [ "common-gender" ] }, { "categories": [ "Swedish colloquialisms", "Swedish derogatory terms", "Swedish terms with usage examples" ], "examples": [ { "english": "What kind of fool threw my clothes in the snow?", "text": "Vad är det för tomte som har slängt mina kläder i snön?", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "A person who behaves irresponsibly, oddly or incompetently." ], "links": [ [ "derogatory", "derogatory" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial, derogatory) A person who behaves irresponsibly, oddly or incompetently." ], "tags": [ "colloquial", "common-gender", "derogatory" ] }, { "categories": [ "Swedish colloquialisms", "Swedish terms with usage examples" ], "examples": [ { "english": "Your husband is a real busy bee when he does woodworking on furniture.", "text": "Din man är en riktig hustomte när han snickrar på möbler.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "A person that diligently tends to practical matters." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial, especially in compound nouns) A person that diligently tends to practical matters." ], "raw_tags": [ "in compound nouns" ], "tags": [ "colloquial", "common-gender", "especially" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈtɔmˌte/" } ], "synonyms": [ { "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "gårdstomte" }, { "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "hustomte" }, { "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "nisse" }, { "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "tomtegubbe" }, { "sense": "folklore creature", "word": "tomtebisse" }, { "sense": "folklore creature; often one of Santa’s helpers in modern times", "word": "tomtenisse" }, { "sense": "Santa Claus", "word": "jultomte" } ], "word": "tomte" }
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