impulsio

Latin

Etymology

From impellō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

impulsiō f (genitive impulsiōnis); third declension

influence (external pressure)
impulse, incitement, instigation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	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

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