different between dassie vs lassie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

   The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.

Synonyms

• hyrax

Related terms

• dassiepis

Translations

Anagrams

• A-sides, Daises, Desais, asides, daises, daïses

Afrikaans

Etymology

das +? -ie.Diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da.si/

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

1. rock hyrax, dassie

   Synonym: klipdas

Derived terms

• dassiepis

Descendants

• ? English: dassie

English

Etymology

Diminutive of lass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læsi/
• Rhymes: -æsi

Noun

lassie (plural lassies)

1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Tyneside, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.

Translations

See also

• lad

References

• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]

Anagrams

• Alesis, Alessi, Elissa, aisles, laisse, sailes, slaies

Finnish

Etymology

After English Lassie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?s?ie/, [?l?s??ie?]
• IPA^(key): /?l?s?i?/, [?l?s??i?]
• Rhymes: -?s?ie
• Syllabification: las?si?e

Noun

lassie

1. (colloquial) rough collie (breed of dog)

Declension

Synonyms

• pitkäkarvainen collie
• skotlanninpaimenkoira

Scots

Noun

lassie (plural lassies)

1. A young girl, a lass.