tjafs

Swedish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tjafsa (“argue”).

Noun

tjafs n

  1. (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

  1. 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
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