Pause

See also: pause, pausé, and -pause

English

A Sega Master System III console with a round white Pause button on the left.
The Pause key of a keyboard, among various other keys.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pause.

Noun

Pause (plural Pauses)

  1. A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaʊ̯zə/, [ˈpaʊ̯zə]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

    From Middle High German pūse, borrowed from Middle French pause (14st), from Latin pausa.

    Noun

    Pause f (genitive Pause, plural Pausen, diminutive Päuschen n or (Austria, Bavaria) Pauserl n)

    1. pause (temporary interruption in speech or an activity)
      1. break (brief planned free or rest time during an activity or event, such as in school or during a hike)
    Declension
    Declension of Pause [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Pause die Pausen
    genitive einer der Pause der Pausen
    dative einer der Pause den Pausen
    accusative eine die Pause die Pausen
    Hyponyms
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From pausen (“to trace”).

      Noun

      Pause f (genitive Pause, plural Pausen, diminutive Päuschen n)

      1. tracing, blueprint
      Declension
      Declension of Pause [feminine]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative eine die Pause die Pausen
      genitive einer der Pause der Pausen
      dative einer der Pause den Pausen
      accusative eine die Pause die Pausen
      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • “Pause”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
      • “Pause” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

      Hunsrik

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈp(ʰ)aʊ̯sə/

      Noun

      Pause f

      1. plural of Pausa
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