tjafs
Swedish
Etymology 1
Deverbal of tjafsa (“argue”).
Noun
tjafs n
- (colloquial, chiefly uncountable) fuss, bickering, squabbling
- Synonym: käbbel
Declension
| Declension of tjafs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tjafs | tjafset | tjafs | tjafsen |
| Genitive | tjafs | tjafsets | tjafs | tjafsens |
Etymology 2
Likely from English chaps, from Spanish chaparreras. Arguably from obsolete tjafsa (“move to and fro”).
Noun
tjafs n
- bell-bottoms, flares (part of pants that are flared from the knee downwards)
Declension
| Declension of tjafs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tjafs | tjafset | tjafs | tjafsen |
| Genitive | tjafs | tjafsets | tjafs | tjafsens |
References
- tjafs in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tjafs in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tjafs in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)