different between sassy vs sasse

English

Etymology

A modification of saucy, originally used in American English.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sasi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sæsi/
• Rhymes: -æsi
• Hyphenation: sas?sy

Adjective

sassy (comparative sassier, superlative sassiest) (originally US)

1. Bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy. [from 1833]
2. Somewhat sexy and provocative.
3. Lively, vigorous.

Derived terms

• sassily
• sassiness

Related terms

• sass

Translations

References

English

Etymology

Dutch sas, from French sas (“the basin of a waterfall”).

Noun

sasse (plural sasses)

1. (obsolete) A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable.

Anagrams

• Essas, SASEs, Sessa, asses, sessa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sas/

Verb

sasse

1. first-person singular present indicative of sasser
2. third-person singular present indicative of sasser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of sasser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of sasser
5. second-person singular imperative of sasser

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sës?.

Noun

sasse

1. sleeve

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

sasse

1. locative singular of sassa (“crop”)

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sës?.

Noun

sasse

1. sleeve

Inflection

Further reading

• sasse in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland