tomta

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tomta

  1. definite feminine singular of tomt

Alternative forms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tomta f

  1. definite singular of tomt

Swedish

Etymology

From tomte +‎ -a.

Verb

tomta (present tomtar, preterite tomtade, supine tomtat, imperative tomta)

  1. (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

Conjugation of tomta (weak)
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.