paussi

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish paus, from French pause.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑu̯sːi/, [ˈpɑ̝u̯s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑusːi
• Syllabification^(key): paus‧si

Noun

paussi

1. rest, pause

   Synonym: tauko

Declension

Inflection of paussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		paussi	paussit
genitive		paussin	paussien
partitive		paussia	pausseja
illative		paussiin	pausseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paussi	paussit
accusative	nom.	paussi	paussit
	gen.	paussin
genitive		paussin	paussien
partitive		paussia	pausseja
inessive		paussissa	pausseissa
elative		paussista	pausseista
illative		paussiin	pausseihin
adessive		paussilla	pausseilla
ablative		paussilta	pausseilta
allative		paussille	pausseille
essive		paussina	pausseina
translative		paussiksi	pausseiksi
abessive		paussitta	pausseitta
instructive		—	paussein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of paussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paussini paussini accusative nom. paussini paussini gen. paussini genitive paussini paussieni partitive paussiani paussejani inessive paussissani pausseissani elative paussistani pausseistani illative paussiini pausseihini adessive paussillani pausseillani ablative paussiltani pausseiltani allative paussilleni pausseilleni essive paussinani pausseinani translative paussikseni pausseikseni abessive paussittani pausseittani instructive — — comitative — pausseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paussisi paussisi accusative nom. paussisi paussisi gen. paussisi genitive paussisi paussiesi partitive paussiasi paussejasi inessive paussissasi pausseissasi elative paussistasi pausseistasi illative paussiisi pausseihisi adessive paussillasi pausseillasi ablative paussiltasi pausseiltasi allative paussillesi pausseillesi essive paussinasi pausseinasi translative paussiksesi pausseiksesi abessive paussittasi pausseittasi instructive — — comitative — pausseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paussimme paussimme accusative nom. paussimme paussimme gen. paussimme genitive paussimme paussiemme partitive paussiamme paussejamme inessive paussissamme pausseissamme elative paussistamme pausseistamme illative paussiimme pausseihimme adessive paussillamme pausseillamme ablative paussiltamme pausseiltamme allative paussillemme pausseillemme essive paussinamme pausseinamme translative paussiksemme pausseiksemme abessive paussittamme pausseittamme instructive — — comitative — pausseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paussinne paussinne accusative nom. paussinne paussinne gen. paussinne genitive paussinne paussienne partitive paussianne paussejanne inessive paussissanne pausseissanne elative paussistanne pausseistanne illative paussiinne pausseihinne adessive paussillanne pausseillanne ablative paussiltanne pausseiltanne allative paussillenne pausseillenne essive paussinanne pausseinanne translative paussiksenne pausseiksenne abessive paussittanne pausseittanne instructive — — comitative — pausseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative paussinsa paussinsa accusative nom. paussinsa paussinsa gen. paussinsa genitive paussinsa paussiensa partitive paussiaan paussiansa paussejaan paussejansa inessive paussissaan paussissansa pausseissaan pausseissansa elative paussistaan paussistansa pausseistaan pausseistansa illative paussiinsa pausseihinsa adessive paussillaan paussillansa pausseillaan pausseillansa ablative paussiltaan paussiltansa pausseiltaan pausseiltansa allative paussilleen paussillensa pausseilleen pausseillensa essive paussinaan paussinansa pausseinaan pausseinansa translative paussikseen paussiksensa pausseikseen pausseiksensa abessive paussittaan paussittansa pausseittaan pausseittansa instructive — — comitative — pausseineen pausseinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kahvipaussi
• paussimerkki
• taidepaussi

 

Further reading

• “paussi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• puissa, pussia