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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lasso (plural lassos or lassoes)

  1. A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
  2. (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.

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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)

  1. (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.

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Verb

lasso

  1. 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(key): /ˈlɑ.soː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: las‧so

Noun

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

  1. lasso

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

English lasso

Pronunciation

Noun

lasso

  1. lasso

Declension

Inflection of lasso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative lasso lassot
genitive lasson lassojen
partitive lassoa lassoja
illative lassoon lassoihin
singular plural
nominative lasso lassot
accusative nom. lasso lassot
gen. lasson
genitive lasson lassojen
partitive lassoa lassoja
inessive lassossa lassoissa
elative lassosta lassoista
illative lassoon lassoihin
adessive lassolla lassoilla
ablative lassolta lassoilta
allative lassolle lassoille
essive lassona lassoina
translative lassoksi lassoiksi
abessive lassotta lassoitta
instructive lassoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

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Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English lasso.

Pronunciation

Noun

lasso m (plural lassos)

  1. lasso

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /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)

  1. 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 my weary body I had rested, ⁠the way resumed I on the desert slope, ⁠so that the firm foot ever was the lower.
  2. miserable, unhappy, bleak
    Synonyms: infelice, misero, tapino
    Antonyms: beato, contento, felice

Interjection

lasso

  1. 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)

  1. lax, loose
    Synonyms: lasco, lento
    Antonym: stretto
  2. (figurative) lax, lenient, permissive
    Synonyms: lassista, permissivo
    Antonyms: intransigente, inflessibile, rigido, rigoroso

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)

  1. 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)

  1. lariat, lasso
    Synonyms: laccio, lazo

Etymology 5

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

Noun

lasso m (plural lassi)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of lassa

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From lassus (faint, weary).

Pronunciation

Verb

lassō (present infinitive lassāre, perfect active lassāvī, supine lassātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to exhaust, fatigue, tire, weary, wear out or down; to render faint
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.516:
      lassābant agilēs aspera bella virōs
      Harsh wars were exhausting the able-bodied men.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

lassō

  1. 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

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lasso

Etymology

Borrowed from English lasso.

Pronunciation

Noun

lasso n

  1. lasso, lazo (long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses)
    Synonym: arkan
  2. (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

Adjective

lasso (feminine lassa, masculine plural lassos, feminine plural lassas)

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

Etymology 2

Verb

lasso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lassar

Swedish

Etymology

From English lasso.

Noun

lasso n

  1. lasso

Declension