# lassie
## English
### Etymology

From lass +‎ -ie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlæsi/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -æsi

### Noun

lassie (plural lassies)
* (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

#### 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: /ˈlɑsːie/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːie̞]
* IPA: /ˈlɑsːiː/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːiː]
* Rhymes: -ɑsːie
* Hyphenation: las‧sie

### Noun

lassie (colloquial)
* rough collie (breed of dog)

#### Declension

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)
* A young girl, a lass.