Lass

English

Etymology

From Middle English lasse < Old Norse *lasqa (“‘an unmarried woman’”). Cognate with Scots [[lassie#Template:Sco|lassie]].

Pronunciation

• IPA: /læs/
• Rhymes: -æs

Noun

Singular Lass

Plural lasses

Lass (lasses)

1. (archaic, informal) A young woman or girl.

   "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses!"

2. Template:Geordie A sweetheart.

Usage notes

Still prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem and Northumbrian. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:girl

Related terms

• buffer lass
• lad
• lassie

Translations

a young woman or girl

Breton: merc'h br(br), plac'h br(br) Finnish: tyttö fi(fi) French: demoiselle fr(fr), fille fr(fr), jeune fille fr(fr) (child), fillette fr(fr) (child), jeune femme fr(fr) German: Mädchen n. (child), Jungfrau f. Irish: cailín ga(ga) m., maighdean ga(ga) f.

Macedonian: моме mk(mk) (mómе) n., девојче mk(mk) (dévojče) n. Portuguese: menina pt(pt), garota pt(pt), senhorita pt(pt), rapariga pt(pt) Scottish Gaelic: caileag (child), nighean, nighneag (child), gruagach , rìbhinn Spanish: chica, chiquita, niña (child), muchacha, señorita Welsh: geneth cy(cy) (child), merch cy(cy), rhiain cy(cy)

sweetheart — see sweetheart

References

• Template:R:Northeast Dialect 2005
• Template:R:1913
• Template:R:Online Etymology Dictionary
• Template:R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970
• Template:R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987
• Template:R:Palgrave

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /las/

Verb

lass

1. Template:De-verb form of
2. (colloquial) Template:De-verb form of