Latin edit

Etymology edit

From re- (again, back) +‎ pausō (to halt, cease, pause, rest), from pausa (pause, halt, stop, rest) from Koine Greek παῦσις (paûsis, stopping, ceasing; pause) from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, to make to rest; to cease, stop, hinder, halt).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

repausō (present infinitive repausāre, perfect active repausāvī, supine repausātum); first conjugation, no passive (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

  1. (intransitive) to be at rest, to lie at rest, to take a rest, go to bed, lie down, repose
  2. (transitive) to cause to rest, lay to rest, quiet, lay down, repose
  3. (transitive) to comfort, pacify, calm down, nourish, soothe, appease, put at ease

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of repausō (first conjugation, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present repausō repausās repausat repausāmus repausātis repausant
imperfect repausābam repausābās repausābat repausābāmus repausābātis repausābant
future repausābō repausābis repausābit repausābimus repausābitis repausābunt
perfect repausāvī repausāvistī repausāvit repausāvimus repausāvistis repausāvērunt,
repausāvēre
pluperfect repausāveram repausāverās repausāverat repausāverāmus repausāverātis repausāverant
future perfect repausāverō repausāveris repausāverit repausāverimus repausāveritis repausāverint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present repausem repausēs repauset repausēmus repausētis repausent
imperfect repausārem repausārēs repausāret repausārēmus repausārētis repausārent
perfect repausāverim repausāverīs repausāverit repausāverīmus repausāverītis repausāverint
pluperfect repausāvissem repausāvissēs repausāvisset repausāvissēmus repausāvissētis repausāvissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present repausā repausāte
future repausātō repausātō repausātōte repausantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives repausāre repausāvisse repausātūrum esse
participles repausāns repausātūrus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
repausandī repausandō repausandum repausandō repausātum repausātū

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • repauso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1343.
  • repauso in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2318