English

Noun

lass ‎(plural lasses)

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

   "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses!"

2. (Geordie, Mackem) A sweetheart.

Usage notes

Still prevalent in Scottish English, Irish English, and Northern English dialects such as Geordie (Tyneside), Wearside/County Durham, Northumberland/Northumbrian, Teesside and Yorkshire. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:girl

Related terms

• buffer lass
• lad
• lassie

Translations

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
• lass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “lass” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896,

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las/
• Rhymes: -as

Verb

lass

1. Imperative singular of lassen.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of lassen.

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑs/

  Rhymes: -ɑs

Adjective

lass ‎(masculine lassen, neuter lasst, comparative méi lass, superlative am lassten)

1. loose, unattached

Declension