lassa

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See also: Lassa, lássa, lassà, and lassâ

Catalan

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

lassa

  1. feminine singular of las

Etymology 2

Verb

lassa

  1. inflection of lassar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

Verb

lassa

  1. third-person singular past historic of lasser

Interlingua

Verb

lassa

  1. present of lassar
  2. imperative of lassar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlas.sa/
  • Rhymes: -assa
  • Hyphenation: làs‧sa

Etymology 1

From French laisse, from laisser (“to leave”), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre (“to expand, make wide”).

Alternative forms

Noun

lassa f (plural lasse) (obsolete)

  1. (poetry) laisse, tirade
  2. lead, leash

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

lassa

  1. feminine singular of lasso

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

lassā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of lassō

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlassa/

Noun

lassa

  1. threshold (bottom part of a doorway)

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative lassa
Genitive lasa
Singular Plural
Nominative lassa lasat
Accusative lasa lasaid
Genitive lasa lasaid
Illative lassii lasaide
Locative lasas lasain
Comitative lasain lasaiguin
Essive lassan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lassan lassame lassamet
2nd person lassat lassade lassadet
3rd person lassas lassaska lassaset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -asɐ
  • Hyphenation: las‧sa

Adjective

lassa

  1. feminine singular of lasso

Etymology 2

Verb

lassa

  1. inflection of lassar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, lass +‎ -a. Cognate of Danish læsse. Originally from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną. Doublet of ladda and lasta.

Verb

lassa (present lassar, preterite lassade, supine lassat, imperative lassa)

  1. (colloquial) load

Usage notes

Normally with prepositions such as av, ur or ut.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lassa (weak)
active passive
infinitive lassa lassas
supine lassat lassats
imperative lassa —
imper. plural1 lassen —
present past present past
indicative lassar lassade lassas lassades
ind. plural1 lassa lassade lassas lassades
subjunctive2 lasse lassade lasses lassades
present participle lassande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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