noun · masculinefourth declension
impulsus
impulsus m (genitive impulsūs)
Classical[ɪmˈpʊɫ.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[imˈpul.sus]
Meaning
- masculineshock, impact, impulse
- masculineincitement
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | impulsus | impulsūs |
| genitive | impulsūs | impulsuum |
| dative | impulsuī | impulsibus |
| accusative | impulsum | impulsūs |
| ablative | impulsū | impulsibus |
| vocative | impulsus | impulsūs |
impulsus (inp-), a, um, Part., from impello.
impulsus (inp-), ūs, m. impello,
I. a pushing or striking against.
I. Lit., an outward pressure or shock, an impulse (class.; most freq. in abl. sing.):
impulsu scutorum, Cic. Caecin. 15, 43: orbium, id. Rep. 6, 18: quae (natura) a primo impulsu moveatur, id. ib. 6, 25 fin.: is ardor non alieno impulsu, sed sua sponte movetur, id. N. D. 2, 12, 32: ventus, qui inferiora repentinis impulsibus quatit, App. de Mundo, p. 62.—II. Trop., incitement, instigation, influence (class.):
ubi duxere impulsu vostro, vostro impulsu easdem exigunt, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 45; cf. ib. 4, 4, 65: ipsos non negare, ad haec bona Chrysogonum accessisse impulsu suo, Cic. Rosc. Am. 37, 107; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 161: impulsu patrum, id. Rep. 2, 10: ne civitas eorum impulsu deficeret, Caes. B. G. 5, 25, 4: impulsu patrum, Cic. Rep. 6, 26: qui simili impulsu aliquid commiserint, id. Inv. 2, 5, 19: oratio pondere modo et impulsu proeliatur, Quint. 9, 1, 20: temeritatis subiti et vehementes impulsus, Val. Max. 9, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
impulsus (inp-)
P. of impello.
impulsus (inp-) ūs, m
1 in+1 PAL-, a striking against, push, pressure, shock, impulse: impulsu scutorum copiae pulsae: alieno impulsu moveri: dimotis inpulsu pectoris undis, O.—Fig., incitement, instigation, influence: inpulsu duxisti meo, T.: cuius inpulsu deditionem ceperat, S.: tuā sponte, non impulsu meo.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of impellō (“push, drive”).
Descendants
- Catalanimpuls
- Englishimpulse
- GermanImpuls
- Italianimpulso
- Portugueseimpulso
- Romanianimpuls
- Spanishimpulso
- Russianи́мпульс
- Swedishimpuls