lassie

See also Lassie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæsi/
• Rhymes: -æsi

Etymology

Diminutive of lass.

Noun

lassie (plural lassies)

1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbrian) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
   • 2012, Celtic Woman, Believe (album): Green Grow the Rushes (song)

     Green grow the rushes, oh
     Green grow the rushes, oh
     The sweetest hours that e'er I spent
     Are spent among the lassies, oh
     

Translations

young girl

• Finnish: pikkutyttö (fi), tyttönen (fi), typykkä (fi)

• Russian: девчонка (ru) (devčonka) f, девчушка (ru) (devčuška) f

See also

• lad

References

• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]

Anagrams

• aisles
• Elissa
• laisse
• sailes

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Finnish

Etymology

After English Lassie.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɑsːie/
• Hyphenation: las‧si‧e

Noun

lassie

1. (colloquial) rough collie (breed of dog)

Declension

Declension of lassie (type valtio) singular plural nominative lassie lassiet genitive lassien lassieiden lassieitten partitive lassieta lassieita accusative lassie lassien lassiet inessive lassiessa lassieissa elative lassiesta lassieista illative lassieen lassieihin adessive lassiella lassieilla ablative lassielta lassieilta allative lassielle lassieille essive lassiena lassieina translative lassieksi lassieiksi instructive – lassiein abessive lassietta lassieitta comitative – lassieineen

Synonyms

• pitkäkarvainen collie
• skotlanninpaimenkoira

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Scots

Noun

lassie (plural lassies)

1. A young girl, a lass.