tonttu

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtontːu/, [ˈt̪o̞n̪t̪ːu] Rhymes: -ontːu Syllabification(key): tont‧tu Hyphenation(key): tont‧tu === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Swedish tomte. ==== Noun ==== tonttu (folklore) A miniature mythical humanoid creature believed to live in the forests and in or near people's dwellings, similar to an elf or gnome. Synonym: haltija elf, Christmas elf (Santa's helper) Synonym: joulutonttu fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:typerys ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “tonttu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 18 March 2025 === Etymology 2 === Variation of tonni, influenced by etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== tonttu (colloquial) synonym of tonni (“one thousand units of money, one grand”) ===== Declension ===== === Anagrams === tontut