lassa

See also: Lassa, lássa, lassà, and lassâ

Catalan

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• llassa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈla.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈla.sa]

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

• IPA^(key): /la.sa/
• Homophones: lassas, lassât

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

• lasso

Noun

lassa f (plural lasse) (archaic)

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

• salsa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫas.saː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlas.sa]

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.sɐ/

• 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

• lassa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lassa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lassa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)