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Latin
Etymology
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
Verb
repausō (present infinitive repausāre, perfect active repausāvī, supine repausātum); first conjugation, no passive (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)
- (intransitive) to be at rest, to lie at rest, to take a rest, go to bed, lie down, repose
- (transitive) to cause to rest, lay to rest, quiet, lay down, repose
- (transitive) to comfort, pacify, calm down, nourish, soothe, appease, put at ease
Conjugation
Descendants
- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- West Iberian:
Further reading
- 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