lassie

See also: Lassie

English

Etymology

diminutive of lass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæsi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æsi

Noun

lassie (plural lassies)

1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 27:

     I had been on a message for my father, and was walking home along the road, when I saw a tall, fine lassie coming over the bogland on the right hand side of the road.

   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     It was the day of warlocks and apparitions, now happily driven out by the zeal of the General Assembly. Witches pursued their wanchancy calling, bairns were spirited away, young lassies selled their souls to the Evil One, and the Accuser of the Brethren, in the shape of a black tyke, was seen about cottage doors in the gloaming.

   • 1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “Bang to Rites”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 220:

     She was caught in this git-a-man, git-a-bairn, git-a-hoose shite that lassies git drummed intae them, and hud nae real chance ay defining hersel ootside ay they mashed-tattie-fir-brains terms ay reference.

   • 2012, “Green Grow the Rushes”, performed by Celtic Woman:

     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

Bulgarian: девойка (bg) (devojka), любима (bg) (ljubima) Catalan: noia (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 姑娘 (zh), 妹子 (zh) (mèizi) Finnish: pikkutyttö (fi), tyttönen (fi), typykkä (fi) Irish: cailín (ga) m, gearrchaile m, girseach f, ógbhean f Russian: девчо́нка (ru) f (devčónka), девчу́шка (ru) f (devčúška) Spanish: muchacha (es) f, jovencita (es) f Swedish: tös (sv) c, jänta (sv) c, tösabit (sv) c

See also

• lad

References

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

Anagrams

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

Finnish

Etymology

After English Lassie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsːie/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːie̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsːiː/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːiː]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːie
• Syllabification^(key): las‧si‧e

Noun

lassie (colloquial)

1. 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
abessive		lassietta	lassieitta
instructive		—	lassiein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lassie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lassieni lassieni accusative nom. lassieni lassieni gen. lassieni genitive lassieni lassieideni lassieitteni partitive lassietani lassieitani inessive lassiessani lassieissani elative lassiestani lassieistani illative lassieeni lassieihini adessive lassiellani lassieillani ablative lassieltani lassieiltani allative lassielleni lassieilleni essive lassienani lassieinani translative lassiekseni lassieikseni abessive lassiettani lassieittani instructive — — comitative — lassieineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lassiesi lassiesi accusative nom. lassiesi lassiesi gen. lassiesi genitive lassiesi lassieidesi lassieittesi partitive lassietasi lassieitasi inessive lassiessasi lassieissasi elative lassiestasi lassieistasi illative lassieesi lassieihisi adessive lassiellasi lassieillasi ablative lassieltasi lassieiltasi allative lassiellesi lassieillesi essive lassienasi lassieinasi translative lassieksesi lassieiksesi abessive lassiettasi lassieittasi instructive — — comitative — lassieinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lassiemme lassiemme accusative nom. lassiemme lassiemme gen. lassiemme genitive lassiemme lassieidemme lassieittemme partitive lassietamme lassieitamme inessive lassiessamme lassieissamme elative lassiestamme lassieistamme illative lassieemme lassieihimme adessive lassiellamme lassieillamme ablative lassieltamme lassieiltamme allative lassiellemme lassieillemme essive lassienamme lassieinamme translative lassieksemme lassieiksemme abessive lassiettamme lassieittamme instructive — — comitative — lassieinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lassienne lassienne accusative nom. lassienne lassienne gen. lassienne genitive lassienne lassieidenne lassieittenne partitive lassietanne lassieitanne inessive lassiessanne lassieissanne elative lassiestanne lassieistanne illative lassieenne lassieihinne adessive lassiellanne lassieillanne ablative lassieltanne lassieiltanne allative lassiellenne lassieillenne essive lassienanne lassieinanne translative lassieksenne lassieiksenne abessive lassiettanne lassieittanne instructive — — comitative — lassieinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lassiensa lassiensa accusative nom. lassiensa lassiensa gen. lassiensa genitive lassiensa lassieidensa lassieittensa partitive lassietaan lassietansa lassieitaan lassieitansa inessive lassiessaan lassiessansa lassieissaan lassieissansa elative lassiestaan lassiestansa lassieistaan lassieistansa illative lassieensa lassieihinsa adessive lassiellaan lassiellansa lassieillaan lassieillansa ablative lassieltaan lassieltansa lassieiltaan lassieiltansa allative lassielleen lassiellensa lassieilleen lassieillensa essive lassienaan lassienansa lassieinaan lassieinansa translative lassiekseen lassieksensa lassieikseen lassieiksensa abessive lassiettaan lassiettansa lassieittaan lassieittansa instructive — — comitative — lassieineen lassieinensa

Synonyms

• pitkäkarvainen collie
• skotlanninpaimenkoira

Further reading

• “lassie”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Scots

Etymology

Middle English, probably of North Germanic origin and related to Old Norse laskwa (“unmarried”) (feminine adjective), but of unknown ultimate origin.

Noun

lassie (plural lassies)

1. A young girl, a lass.