-pause

See also: pause, Pause, and pausé

English

Etymology

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis, “discontinuance”).

Suffix

-pause

  1. Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -pause
andropause
anthropause
astropause
diapause
exopause
heliopause
magnetopause
menopause
mesopause
neutropause
omnipause
plasmapause
stratopause
thermopause
tropopause
turbopause

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis, “discontinuance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poz/

Suffix

-pause

  1. -pause

Derived terms

  • Category:French terms suffixed with -pause
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