tomta
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
tomta
- definite feminine singular of tomt
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tomta f
- definite singular of tomt
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
tomta (present tomtar, preterite tomtade, supine tomtat, imperative tomta)
- (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
| 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.