"impetus" meaning in Latin

See impetus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɪm.pɛ.tʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈim.pe.tus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perhaps from earlier *impetītus, which underwent haplology; from impetō (“to rush upon, attack”) + -tus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|haplology}} haplology, {{af|la|impetō|-tus|id2=action noun|t1=to rush upon, attack}} impetō (“to rush upon, attack”) + -tus Head templates: {{la-noun|impetus<4>}} impetus m (genitive impetūs); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|impetus<4>}} Forms: impetūs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], impetus [nominative, singular], impetūs [nominative, plural], impetūs [genitive, singular], impetuum [genitive, plural], impetuī [dative, singular], impetibus [dative, plural], impetum [accusative, singular], impetūs [accusative, plural], impetū [ablative, singular], impetibus [ablative, plural], impetus [singular, vocative], impetūs [plural, vocative]
  1. an attack, an assault, a charge Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-impetus-la-noun-lYaXttio Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 11 2 25 1 16 1 3 26 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 31 21 23 25 Synonyms: incursiō, aggressiō, impressiō, invāsiō, assultus, oppugnātiō, incursus, concursus, occursiō, petītiō, appetītus, ictus, vīs, procella
  2. a rapid motion Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-impetus-la-noun-O9NNrUyE Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 31 21 23 25
  3. impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion Tags: declension-4, masculine Synonyms: cupīdō, vehementia, libīdō, appetītus, appetītiō, ardor, avāritia, alacritās
    Sense id: en-impetus-la-noun-bJnjO~WJ Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Violence Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 31 21 23 25 Disambiguation of Violence: 7 7 41 44
  4. a making for Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-impetus-la-noun-a47cT6Au Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun), Violence Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 11 2 25 1 16 1 3 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 13 1 18 1 12 1 2 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 12 63 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 31 21 23 25 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun): 18 5 10 68 Disambiguation of Violence: 7 7 41 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: impetuōsus
Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "aggressiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "impressiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "invāsiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "assultus"
        },
        {
          "word": "oppugnātiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "incursus"
        },
        {
          "word": "concursus"
        },
        {
          "word": "occursiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "petītiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "appetītus"
        },
        {
          "word": "ictus"
        },
        {
          "word": "vīs"
        },
        {
          "word": "procella"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a rapid motion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rapid",
          "rapid"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "impulse",
          "impulse"
        ],
        [
          "vehemence",
          "vehemence"
        ],
        [
          "ardor",
          "ardor"
        ],
        [
          "passion",
          "passion"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cupīdō"
        },
        {
          "word": "vehementia"
        },
        {
          "word": "libīdō"
        },
        {
          "word": "appetītus"
        },
        {
          "word": "appetītiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "ardor"
        },
        {
          "word": "avāritia"
        },
        {
          "word": "alacritās"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a making for"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɪm.pɛ.tʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈim.pe.tus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impetus"
}

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