ċaflas

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Maltese

Root
ċ-f-l-s
1 term

Etymology 1

Unknown. Barbera suggests a derivation from Sicilian ciappa-lassa (literally “he takes and leaves”). Compare Spanish chafallar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaf.las/

Verb

ċaflas (imperfect jċaflas, past participle mċaflas, verbal noun ċaflis)

(intransitive, transitive) to move through wet ground, to wade
(transitive) to splash
Synonym: ċafċaf
(transitive, figuratively) to make a mess of

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ċaflas**
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	ċaflast	ċaflast	ċaflas		ċaflasna	ċaflastu	ċafalsu
perfect	f	ċaflast	ċaflast	ċafalset		ċaflasna	ċaflastu	ċafalsu
imperfect	m	nċaflas	ċċaflas	jċaflas		nċafalsu	ċċafalsu	jċafalsu
imperfect	f	nċaflas	ċċaflas	ċċaflas		nċafalsu	ċċafalsu	jċafalsu
imperative			ċaflas				ċafalsu

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃafˈlaːs/

Noun

ċaflas m (plural ċaflasin, feminine ċaflasa)

agent noun of ċaflas
bungler, blunderer, fuckup

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