different between lassie vs bonnie

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.

English

Alternative forms

• bonny
• bonie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English *boni (attested only rarely as bon, boun), probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon.

Adjective

bonnie (comparative more bonnie, superlative most bonnie)

1. Merry; happy.

   Synonyms: frolicsome, cheerful, blithe, gay

   • 'c. 1598 or 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing

     Be you blithe and bonny
     Converting all your sounds of woe
     Into Hey nonny, nonny.

2. (Tyneside, Scotland) Beautiful; pretty; attractive.
3. (dialectal, Scotland, Northern England) Fine, good (often used ironically).

Translations

References

• bonnie in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Bonine, bone-in

Scots

Alternative forms

• bonny

Adjective

bonnie (comparative mair bonnie, superlative maist bonnie)

1. handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful

References

• Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group / Word Lists / SCOTLAND C18/2 - A SELECTION FROM BURNS' VOCABULARY