lasso

English

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Etymology

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: lăs'o͝o, IPA: /læsˈuː/
• (US) enPR: 'lăsō, 'lăso͝o, IPA: /ˈlæs.oʊ/, /ˈlæs.u/

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Noun

lasso (plural lassos or lassoes)

1. A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
2. (computing) An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.

Translations

a long rope with a sliding loop

• Czech: laso (cs) n
• Finnish: lasso (fi)
• Icelandic: snara f, slöngvivaður m
• Latin: laqueum n, capulus m, capulum n
• Macedonian: ласо (mk) (láso) n, јамка (mk) (jámka) f
• Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭬𐭭𐭣 (kamand)

• Navajo: tłʼóół
• Persian: کمند (fa) (kamand)
• Portuguese: laço (pt) m
• Russian: лассо́ (ru) (lassó) n (indeclinable), арка́н (ru) (arkán) m
• Spanish: lazo (es)

Verb

lasso (third-person singular simple present lassoes, present participle lassoing, simple past and past participle lassoed)

1. To catch with a lasso.

Translations

to catch with a lasso

• Czech: zalasovat (cs)
• Finnish: lassota (fi)
• Icelandic: snara (is)

• Portuguese: laçar (pt)
• Spanish: lacear (es), lazar (es)

See also

• lariat
• noose

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Finnish

Etymology

From English lasso.

Noun

lasso

1. lasso

Declension

Declension of lasso (type valo) singular plural nominative lasso lassot genitive lasson lassojen partitive lassoa lassoja accusative lasso lasson lassot inessive lassossa lassoissa elative lassosta lassoista illative lassoon lassoihin adessive lassolla lassoilla ablative lassolta lassoilta allative lassolle lassoille essive lassona lassoina translative lassoksi lassoiksi instructive – lassoin abessive lassotta lassoitta comitative – lassoineen

Derived terms

• lassota

See also

• suopunki

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Italian

Etymology

Latin laxus

Adjective

lasso m (f lassa, m plural lassi, f plural lasse)

1. lax

Noun

lasso m (plural lassi)

1. precess, passage

Related terms

• lassativo
• lassismo

Anagrams

• salso

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Latin

Etymology

From lassus (“faint, weary”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈlas.soː/

Verb

present active lassō, present infinitive lassāre, perfect active lassāvī, supine lassātum.

1. (transitive) I tire, weary, fatigue; I render faint.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lassō	lassās	lassat	lassāmus	lassātis	lassant
	future	lassābō	lassābis	lassābit	lassābimus	lassābitis	lassābunt
	imperfect	lassābam	lassābās	lassābat	lassābāmus	lassābātis	lassābant
	perfect	lassāvī	lassāvistī	lassāvit	lassāvimus	lassāvistis	lassāvērunt
	future perfect	lassāverō	lassāveris	lassāverit	lassāverimus	lassāveritis	lassāverint
	pluperfect	lassāveram	lassāverās	lassāverat	lassāverāmus	lassāverātis	lassāverant
passive	present	lassor	lassāris	lassātur	lassāmur	lassāminī	lassantur
	future	lassābor	lassāberis	lassābitur	lassābimur	lassābiminī	lassābuntur
	imperfect	lassābar	lassābāris	lassābātur	lassābāmur	lassābāminī	lassābantur
	perfect	Use lassātus m, lassāta f, lassātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use lassātus m, lassāta f, lassātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use lassātus m, lassāta f, lassātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lassem	lassēs	lasset	lassēmus	lassētis	lassent
	imperfect	lassārem	lassārēs	lassāret	lassārēmus	lassārētis	lassārent
	perfect	lassāverim	lassāverīs	lassāverit	lassāverīmus	lassāverītis	lassāverint
	pluperfect	lassāvissem	lassāvissēs	lassāvisset	lassāvissēmus	lassāvissētis	lassāvissent
passive	present	lasser	lassēris	lassētur	lassēmur	lassēminī	lassentur
	imperfect	lassārer	lassārēris	lassārētur	lassārēmur	lassārēminī	lassārentur
	perfect	Use lassātus m, lassāta f, lassātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use lassātus m, lassāta f, lassātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	lassā	lassātō	lassātō	lassāre	lassātor	lassātor
	plural	lassāte	lassātōte	lassantō	lassāminī	—	lassantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		lassāre	lassāvisse	lassātūrus esse	lassārī	lassātus esse	lassātum īrī
participles		lassāns (lassantis)	—	lassātūrus-ra, -rum	—	lassātus-a, -um	lassandus-nda, -ndum

Related terms

• lassescō
• lassitūdō
• lassulus
• lassus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lasso, from Latin lassus (“weary; exhausted”), from Proto-Indo-European *led- (“slow; weary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈla.su/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈla.so/
• Homophone: laço
• Hyphenation: las‧so

Adjective

lasso m (feminine lassa plural lassos feminine plural lassas; comparable)

1. weary; very tired; exhausted
2. (of a person) degenerate; dissolute (unrestrained by morality)
3. lax; loose (not tight)
4. worn out (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use)

Synonyms

• (very tired): cansadíssimo, exausto, fatigado
• (degenerate): degenerado, devasso, imoral, indecente
• (lax): frouxo, lasseiro, laxo, relaxado, solto
• (worn out): gasto, laxo

Antonyms

• (very tired): descansado
• (degenerate): casto, decente, decoroso
• (lax): apertado, retesado

Related terms

• lassar
• lasseiro
• lassidão
• lassidez
• lassitude