tomtemor

Swedish

Etymology

tomte +‎ mor (“mother”)

Noun

tomtemor c (uncountable)

an (older) female tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually in reference to Mrs. Claus (the wife of Santa Claus)

See also

tomtefar (“(older) male tomte, Father Christmas”)
tomtenisse (“(small) tomte, Christmas elf”)
tomteluva (“Santa hat”)

References

tomtemor in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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