impulsio

Latin

Etymology

From impellō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

impulsiō f (genitive impulsiōnis); third declension

  1. influence (external pressure)
  2. impulse, incitement, instigation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative impulsiō impulsiōnēs
genitive impulsiōnis impulsiōnum
dative impulsiōnī impulsiōnibus
accusative impulsiōnem impulsiōnēs
ablative impulsiōne impulsiōnibus
vocative impulsiō impulsiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: impulsion
  • French: impulsion
  • Italian: impulsione
  • Portuguese: impulsão, empuxão
  • Spanish: impulsión, empujón

References

  • impulsio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • impulsio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • impulsio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.