Lass

EnglishModificar

EtymologyModificar

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

PronunciationModificar

• IPA: /læs/
• Rhymes: -æs

NounModificar

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

   "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses!"

2. Patrono:Geordie A sweetheart.

Usage notesModificar

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

SynonymsModificar

• See also Wikisaurus:girl

Related termsModificar

• buffer lass
• lad
• lassie

TranslationsModificar

ReferencesModificar

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

GermanModificar

PronunciationModificar

• IPA: /las/

VerbModificar

lass

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

fr:lass io:lass is:lass it:lass hu:lass pl:lass ru:lass fi:lass te:lass vi:lass zh:lass