LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pausa

pausa f (genitive pausae)
Classical[ˈpau̯.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaːu̯.sa]

Meaning

  1. femininea pause, halt, stop, cessation, end

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepausapausae
genitivepausaepausārum
dativepausaepausīs
accusativepausampausās
ablativepausāpausīs
vocativepausapausae

pausa, ae, f., = παῦσις [root in παύω, to cause to cease, to stop],
I. a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end (ante- and post-class. for quies, finis, etc.): Neptunus saevus undis asperis pausam dedit, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Sat. v. 11 Vahl.): pausam facere ore fremendi, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104 (Ann. v. 572 ib.); cf.: quae pausa pugnandi fieret, id. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 4, 188 (Ann. v. 348 ib.): pausam dare loquendi, Lucil. ap. Non. 158, 9; Att. ib. 158, 8: pausam facere, Plaut. Poen. 2, 13; id. Rud. 4, 6, 1: da pausam, parce misero, id. Pers. 5, 2, 37: vitaï, Lucr. 3, 930: dare pausam conciliis, id. 2, 119: pausam stare fragori, id. 1, 747: pausa parva fit ardoris, id. 4, 1116: bibendae nivis, Gell. 19, 5, 4: pausam pacemque tribuere saevis casibus, App. M. 11, p. 357, 40 (in Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 150, the true read. is παῦσαι).—
II. In partic., in the later relig. lang.: pausas edere, in the processions of Isis, to stop at certain stations and sing hymns in honor of the goddess, Spart. Caracall. 9 fin.; so, pausas explere, id. Pescen. 6; cf. pausarius, II.

Origins

From Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis).

Descendants
  • Catalanpausa
  • Englishpause
  • Englishpausa
  • Frenchpause
  • GermanPause
  • GermanPausa
  • Italianpausa
  • Italianposa
  • Portuguesepausa
  • Portuguesepousar

In English words that came into English from pausa

  • pausepausa
  • posepauso
  • reposerepausāre
  • pausapausa

Quick answers

What does pausa mean in Latin?
pausa, a noun, means “a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end”.
What is the genitive of pausa?
The genitive singular is pausae. pausa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pausa?
In classical Latin, [ˈpau̯.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaːu̯.sa].
Which English words come from pausa?
English words that go back to Latin pausa include pause, pausa, pose and repose.