paz

See also: Paz, pAz, PAZ, paž, paź, Paź, and páž

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pācem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaθ/, (Benasque:) /ˈpas/
• Syllabification: paz
• Rhymes: -aθ

Noun

paz f

1. peace

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “paz”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pācem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaθ/ [ˈpaθ]
• Rhymes: -aθ
• Syllabification: paz

Noun

paz f (plural paces)

1. peace

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːs/

Etymology 1

From Old Breton pas, from Proto-Celtic *kʷasto- (compare Cornish pâz, Welsh pas).

Noun

paz m

1. cough
2. (humorous) fart

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French pas, from Latin passus.

Noun

paz m (plural pazioù)

1. pace, step

Inflection

Mutation of paz

	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	paz	baz	faz	unchanged
plural	pazioù	bazioù	fazioù	unchanged

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese paz, from Latin pācem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Compare Portuguese paz.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaθ/ [ˈpaθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈpaθ/ [ˈpaθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈpas/ [ˈpas]

 

• Rhymes: -aθ

• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as

• Hyphenation: paz

Noun

paz f (plural paces)

1. peace (warlessness)

   Antonym: guerra

2. social harmony
3. spiritual tranquility

   Synonyms: calma, quietude, serenidade, sosego, tranquilidade

   Antonyms: axitación, desasosego, inquietude

4. (religion) happiness

   Synonym: felicidade

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish paz, from Latin pācem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Cognate with Spanish paz.

Noun

paz f (Hebrew spelling פאז)

1. peace (warlessness)

   Antonym: gerra

   • 1990, Aki Yerushalayim, numbers 41–44, page 4:

     Oy avlamos de una kolaborasion ekonomika i politika para salvar la paz en el mundo.

     Today are talking about a politico-economic collaboration to secure peace in the world.

Related terms

• pasifikamente
• pasifikasión
• pasifiko
• pasifisto
• pazigozo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pas

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pācem. Cognate with Old Spanish paz.

Noun

paz f

1. peace

   Antonym: guerra

Related terms

• peito (“tribute”)

Descendants

• Galician: paz
• Portuguese: paz

Further reading

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “paz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “paz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “paz”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Universo Cantigas - "paz"

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• patz

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pācem. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese paz.

Noun

paz f

1. peace (warlessness)
2. peace treaty
3. peace (a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence)

Descendants

• Ladino: paz, פאז
• Spanish: paz

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “paz”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 384

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese paz, from Latin pācem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Compare Galician paz.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpa(j)ʃ/ [ˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -as, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃ, (Brazil) -ajs, (Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
• Homophones: pás, pais (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: paz

• Audio (Portugal):

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Noun

paz f (plural pazes)

1. peace

   Que a paz esteja contigo! ― Peace be with you!

Derived terms

• fazer as pazes
• lírio-da-paz

Related terms

• pacificar
• pacífico
• pacifismo
• pagar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish paz, from Latin pācem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈpaθ/ [ˈpaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈpas/ [ˈpas]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: paz

Noun

paz f (plural paces)

1. peace (warlessness)

   Antonyms: conflicto, guerra, hostilidades

   • 2005 October 24, Firaxis Games, Inc., Sid Meier's Civilization IV, 2K Games, personal computer:

     ¡Que reine la paz en nuestro tiempo!

     There shall be peace in our time!

     (literally, “May reign the peace in our time!”)

2. peace (a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence)

   Synonyms: armonía, calma, concordia, reposo, sosiego, tranquilidad

Derived terms

• a la paz de Dios
• acuerdo de paz
• amante de la paz (“peaceloving, peace-loving”)
• amor y paz y nada más
• bandera de paz
• beso de paz
• con la paz de Dios
• Cuerpo de Paz
• dejar en paz
• descansar en paz
• descanse en paz
• dormir en santa paz
• en paz
• gente de paz
• hacer las paces
• haya paz
• iris de paz
• juez de paz
• juzgado de paz
• La Paz
• mantener la paz (“to keep the peace, to maintain peace”)
• mantenimiento de la paz (“peacekeeping, peace-keeping”)
• moro de paz
• paz y salvo
• proceso de paz
• reposar en paz
• tengamos la fiesta en paz
• tratado de paz (“peace treaty”)
• y aquí paz y después gloria
• y en paz

Related terms

• apaciguar
• pacificador
• pacífico
• pacifismo
• pacifista
• pagar

Further reading

• “paz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10