-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