# lasso
## English
### Alternative forms

* lassu (archaic)
* lazo (archaic)

### Etymology

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.

### Pronunciation

* (UK, Canada) enPR: lăso͝o', ləso͝o', IPA: /læsˈuː/, /ləsˈuː/
* (US) enPR: lăs'ō, lăs'o͝o, IPA: /ˈlæs.oʊ/, /ˈlæs.u/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -æsəʊ

### Noun

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

#### Usage notes

While the term "lasso" is most common among the general public, "lariat" also being known, the term "rope" is by far most common among those who practice or spectate modern roping.

#### Synonyms

* rope
* lariat

#### Derived terms

* lasso cell
* lasso peptide

#### Descendants

* → Czech: laso
* → Dutch: lasso
* → Finnish: lasso
* → German: Lasso
* → Hungarian: lasszó
* → Italian: lasso
* → Macedonian: ласо (laso)
* → Russian: лассо́ (lassó)
* → Slovene: laso

#### Translations
### Verb

lasso (third-person singular simple present lassoes, present participle lassoing, simple past and past participle lassoed)
* (transitive) To catch with a lasso.

#### Usage notes

While the term "lasso" is most common among the general public, "lariat" also being known, the term "rope" is by far most common among those who practice or spectate modern roping.

#### Synonyms

* rope
* lariat

#### Derived terms

* lasso up
* lassoer
* lassoist

#### See also

* lariat
* noose

### Anagrams

* soals

## Catalan
### Verb

lasso
* first-person singular present indicative of lassar

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English lasso, from Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑ.soː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: las‧so

### Noun

lasso m (plural lasso's, diminutive lassootje n)
* lasso

#### Derived terms

* lassoën

## Finnish
### Etymology

English lasso

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑsːo/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑsːo
* Hyphenation: las‧so

### Noun

lasso
* lasso

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lasso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lassoni
lassoni
accusative
nom.
lassoni
lassoni
gen.
lassoni
genitive
lassoni
lassojeni
partitive
lassoani
lassojani
inessive
lassossani
lassoissani
elative
lassostani
lassoistani
illative
lassooni
lassoihini
adessive
lassollani
lassoillani
ablative
lassoltani
lassoiltani
allative
lassolleni
lassoilleni
essive
lassonani
lassoinani
translative
lassokseni
lassoikseni
abessive
lassottani
lassoittani
instructive
comitative
—lassoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lassosi
lassosi
accusative
nom.
lassosi
lassosi
gen.
lassosi
genitive
lassosi
lassojesi
partitive
lassoasi
lassojasi
inessive
lassossasi
lassoissasi
elative
lassostasi
lassoistasi
illative
lassoosi
lassoihisi
adessive
lassollasi
lassoillasi
ablative
lassoltasi
lassoiltasi
allative
lassollesi
lassoillesi
essive
lassonasi
lassoinasi
translative
lassoksesi
lassoiksesi
abessive
lassottasi
lassoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lassoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lassomme
lassomme
accusative
nom.
lassomme
lassomme
gen.
lassomme
genitive
lassomme
lassojemme
partitive
lassoamme
lassojamme
inessive
lassossamme
lassoissamme
elative
lassostamme
lassoistamme
illative
lassoomme
lassoihimme
adessive
lassollamme
lassoillamme
ablative
lassoltamme
lassoiltamme
allative
lassollemme
lassoillemme
essive
lassonamme
lassoinamme
translative
lassoksemme
lassoiksemme
abessive
lassottamme
lassoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lassoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lassonne
lassonne
accusative
nom.
lassonne
lassonne
gen.
lassonne
genitive
lassonne
lassojenne
partitive
lassoanne
lassojanne
inessive
lassossanne
lassoissanne
elative
lassostanne
lassoistanne
illative
lassoonne
lassoihinne
adessive
lassollanne
lassoillanne
ablative
lassoltanne
lassoiltanne
allative
lassollenne
lassoillenne
essive
lassonanne
lassoinanne
translative
lassoksenne
lassoiksenne
abessive
lassottanne
lassoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lassoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lassonsa
lassonsa
accusative
nom.
lassonsa
lassonsa
gen.
lassonsa
genitive
lassonsa
lassojensa
partitive
lassoaan lassoansa
lassojaan lassojansa
inessive
lassossaan lassossansa
lassoissaan lassoissansa
elative
lassostaan lassostansa
lassoistaan lassoistansa
illative
lassoonsa
lassoihinsa
adessive
lassollaan lassollansa
lassoillaan lassoillansa
ablative
lassoltaan lassoltansa
lassoiltaan lassoiltansa
allative
lassolleen lassollensa
lassoilleen lassoillensa
essive
lassonaan lassonansa
lassoinaan lassoinansa
translative
lassokseen lassoksensa
lassoikseen lassoiksensa
abessive
lassottaan lassottansa
lassoittaan lassoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lassoineen lassoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lassota
* lassottaa

#### See also

* suopunki

### Further reading

* “lasso”, 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

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English lasso.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.so/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -so

### Noun

lasso m (plural lassos)
* lasso

### Further reading

* “lasso”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlas.so/
* Rhymes: -asso
* Hyphenation: làs‧so

### Etymology 1

From Latin lassus (“weary, tired”). For the interjection, compare French hélas, English alas.

#### Adjective

lasso (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassi, feminine plural lasse) (obsolete, literary)
* tired, weary, fatigued, weak
    Synonyms: affaticato, provato, stanco, spossato
    Antonyms: energico, gagliardo, riposato
** 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell]‎, lines 28–30; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎, 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:Poi ch’èi posato un poco il corpo lasso, / ripresi via per la piaggia diserta, / sì che ’l piè fermo sempre era ’l più basso.After I had rested my weary body , ⁠I kept going on the desert slope, ⁠so that the firm foot was always the lower one.
* miserable, unhappy, bleak
    Synonyms: infelice, misero, tapino
    Antonyms: beato, contento, felice

#### Interjection

lasso
* alas
    Synonym: ahimè
** 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto V”, in Inferno [Hell]‎, lines 112–114; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎, 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:Quando rispuosi, cominciai: “Oh lasso, / quanti dolci pensier, quanto disio / menò costoro al doloroso passo!”.When I answered, I began: "Alas! ⁠How many sweet thoughts, how much desire, conducted them unto the painful way!"

### Etymology 2

From Latin laxus (“yielding, loose”).

#### Adjective

lasso (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassi, feminine plural lasse) (dated, literary)
* lax, loose
    Synonyms: lasco, lento
    Antonym: stretto
* (figurative) lax, lenient, permissive
    Synonyms: lassista, permissivo
    Antonyms: intransigente, inflessibile, rigido, rigoroso

##### Related terms

* lassamente
* lassativo
* lassismo
* lasciare

### Etymology 3

From Latin lāpsus, perfect participle of lābor (“to slip, flow”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *leb- (“to hang loosely”).

#### Noun

lasso m (plural lassi)
* period (of time). Only used in lasso di tempo (“period of time”).
    Questa procedura richiede un certo lasso di tempo.This procedure takes a period of time.

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from English lasso, from Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lazo and laccio.

#### Noun

lasso m (plural lassi)
* lariat, lasso
    Synonyms: laccio, lazo

### Etymology 5

Deverbal from lassare +‎ -o, variant of lasciare (“to leave, to allow”).

#### Noun

lasso m (plural lassi)
* (obsolete) Alternative form of lassa

### Anagrams

* Salso, salso

## Latin
### Etymology

From lassus (“faint, weary”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈlas.soː/, [ˈɫ̪äs̠ːoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈlas.so/, [ˈläsːo]

### Verb

lassō (present infinitive lassāre, perfect active lassāvī, supine lassātum); first conjugation
* (transitive) to exhaust, fatigue, tire, weary, wear out or down; to render faint
** 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.516:lassābant agilēs aspera bella virōsHarsh wars were exhausting the able-bodied men.

#### Derived terms

* dēlassō

#### Related terms

* lassescō
* lassitūdō
* lassulus
* lassus

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: lassar
* French: lasser

### Adjective

lassō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lassus (“tired; exhausted”)

### References

* “lasso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “lasso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "lasso", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* lasso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English lasso.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlas.sɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -assɔ
* Syllabification: las‧so

### Noun

lasso n
* lasso, lazo (long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses)
    Synonym: arkan
* (computing) lasso (image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* lasso in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* lasso in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* lasso in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.su/
* (Northern Portugal) IPA: [ˈla.s̺u]
* Rhymes: -asu
* Homophone: laço
* Hyphenation: las‧so

#### Adjective

lasso (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassos, feminine plural lassas)
* weary; very tired; exhausted
    Synonyms: cansadíssimo, exausto, fatigado
    Antonym: descansado
* (of a person) degenerate; dissolute (unrestrained by morality)
    Synonyms: degenerado, devasso, imoral, indecente
    Antonyms: casto, decente, decoroso
* lax; loose (not tight)
    Synonyms: frouxo, lasseiro, laxo, relaxado, solto
    Antonyms: apertado, retesado
* worn out (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use)
    Synonyms: gasto, laxo

##### Related terms

* lassar
* lasseiro
* lassidão
* lassidez
* lassitude

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

lasso
* first-person singular present indicative of lassar

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English lasso.

### Noun

lasso n
* lasso