LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive

pausō

pausō (present infinitive pausāre, perfect active pausāvī, supine pausātum)
Classical[ˈpau̯.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaːu̯.so]
pausāte 2nd pl. pres. act. imper.

Meaning

  1. to halt, cease, pause
  2. to rest in the grave

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pausōpausābampausābōpausāvīpausāverampausāverō
2nd sg.pausāspausābāspausābispausāvistīpausāverāspausāveris
3rd sg.pausatpausābatpausābitpausāvitpausāveratpausāverit
1st pl.pausāmuspausābāmuspausābimuspausāvimuspausāverāmuspausāverimus
2nd pl.pausātispausābātispausābitispausāvistispausāverātispausāveritis
3rd pl.pausantpausābantpausābuntpausāvērunt
pausāvēre		pausāverantpausāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pausempausārempausāverimpausāvissem
2nd sg.pausēspausārēspausāverīspausāvissēs
3rd sg.pausetpausāretpausāveritpausāvisset
1st pl.pausēmuspausārēmuspausāverīmuspausāvissēmus
2nd pl.pausētispausārētispausāverītispausāvissētis
3rd pl.pausentpausārentpausāverintpausāvissent
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pausā—
pres. 2nd pl.pausāte—
fut. 2nd sg.pausātō—
fut. 3rd sg.pausātō—
fut. 2nd pl.pausātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pausantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepausāre—
perfect infinitivepausāvisse—
future infinitivepausātūrum esse—
present participlepausāns—
future participlepausātūrus
pausātūra, pausātūrā, pausātūrae, pausātūram, pausātūrārum, pausātūrās, pausātūre, pausātūrī, pausātūrīs, pausātūrō, pausātūrōrum, pausātūrōs, pausātūrum		—
gerundpausandī, pausandō, pausandumsupinepausātum, pausātū

pauso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. pausa.
I. Lit., to halt, cease, pause (ante- and postclass. for quiesco, interquiesco): cum capitis pausaverit dolor, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 16: pausante vomitu, id. Acut. 3, 21, 212: pausa et quiesce, populus meus, Vulg. 4 Esdr. 2, 24 (for Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 150, v. pausa).—
II. Pregn., to rest in the grave, = requiescere (late Lat.): PAVSAT IN PACE, Inscr. Boldetti Cimeter. p. 399; Inscr. Maff. Gall. Antiqu. p. 55.—Hence, pausātus, a, um, P. a., that has halted or paused; at rest, resting (post-class.): jumentum, Veg. Vet. 1, 38: et sauciat pectus pausatae circa arboris robur (i. e. quiescentis in antro), Arn. 5, 160 dub. (al. pausate).

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek παύω(paúō)
  2. Ancient Greek -τῐς(-tĭs)
  3. Ancient Greek -σῐς(-sĭs)
  4. Latinpausō

Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pausō From pausa + -ō.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanposar
  • Frenchposer
  • Englishposefrom French poser
  • Portugueseposarfrom French poser
  • Italianposare
  • Occitanpausar
  • Portuguesepousarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese pousar
  • Portuguesepoisarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese pousar
  • Romanianpăsare
  • Sardinianpasare
Borrowings
  • Germanpausieren
  • Portuguesepausar
  • Spanishpausar
  • Albanianpushoj
  • Hunsrikpauseere

In English words that came into English from pausō

  • posepausō
  • reposerepausāre

Quick answers

What does pausō mean in Latin?
pausō, a verb, means “to halt, cease, pause; to rest in the grave”.
What are the principal parts of pausō?
pausō, pausāre, pausāvī, pausātum (first conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce pausō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpau̯.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaːu̯.so].
Where does pausō come from?
Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) → Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) → Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) → Latin pausō.