lassie

See also: Lassie

English

Etymology

Diminutive of lass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæsi/
• Rhymes: -æsi

Noun

lassie (plural lassies)

1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) 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: девчо́нка (ru) f (devčónka), девчу́шка (ru) f (devčúška)

See also

• lad

References

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

Anagrams

• Alesis, Alessi, Elissa, aisles, laisse, sailes, slaies

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Finnish

Etymology

After English Lassie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsːiː/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːiː]
• Hyphenation: las‧si‧e

Noun

lassie

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

Declension

Inflection of lassie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		lassie	lassiet
genitive		lassien	lassieiden lassieitten
partitive		lassieta	lassieita
illative		lassieen	lassieihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lassie	lassiet
accusative	nom.	lassie	lassiet
	gen.	lassien
genitive		lassien	lassieiden lassieitten
partitive		lassieta	lassieita
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.