tomten

Swedish

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /¹tɔmtɛn/

Noun

tomten

  1. definite singular of tomt

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /²tɔmtɛn/

Noun

tomten

  1. definite singular of tomte

Usage notes

  • This is a Swedish shibboleth that tells native and non-native speakers apart. This however, is obviously not feasible in parts of the Swedish speaking area where accent 2 isn't in use.
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