פּויזע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German pūse, borrowed from Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, whence also the doublet of פּאַוזע (pauze) from Slavic. Compare German Pause.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɪ̯zə/

Noun

פּויזע • (poyze) f, plural פּויזעס (poyzes)

1. pause, interruption, intermission

   Synonyms: פּאַוזע (pauze), איבעררײַס (iberrays), הפֿסקה (hafsoke), איבעררײַסונג (iberraysung)

Derived terms

• אָטעם־פּויזע (otem-poyze, “a breather”)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “pojze”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 662
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּױזע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].