tjafs
Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Deverbal from tjafsa (“argue”).
Noun
[edit]tjafs n
- (colloquial, chiefly uncountable) fuss, bickering, squabbling
- Synonym: käbbel
Declension
[edit]Declension of tjafs
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tjafs | tjafs |
| definite | tjafset | tjafsets | |
| plural | indefinite | tjafs | tjafs |
| definite | tjafsen | tjafsens | |
Etymology 2
[edit]Likely from English chaps, from Spanish chaparreras. Arguably from obsolete tjafsa (“move to and fro”).
Noun
[edit]tjafs n
- bell-bottoms, flares (part of pants that are flared from the knee downwards)
Declension
[edit]Declension of tjafs
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tjafs | tjafs |
| definite | tjafset | tjafsets | |
| plural | indefinite | tjafs | tjafs |
| definite | tjafsen | tjafsens | |