"stimulus" meaning in Latin

See stimulus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈstɪ.mʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈstiː.mu.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey- (“sharp object”) that might also be found in stilus, stīva. This could be an unextended variant of the same root found in *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”), the source of Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō, “to mark”), although De Vaan is skeptical of the connection. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh<unc>|ine-pro:*(s)tey-}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "stimulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="stimulus">, {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)tey-|t=sharp object}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey- (“sharp object”), {{cog|grc|στίζω|t=to mark}} Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō, “to mark”) Head templates: {{la-noun|stimulus<2>}} stimulus m (genitive stimulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|stimulus<2>}} Forms: stimulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], stimulus [nominative, singular], stimulī [nominative, plural], stimulī [genitive, singular], stimulōrum [genitive, plural], stimulō [dative, singular], stimulīs [dative, plural], stimulum [accusative, singular], stimulōs [accusative, plural], stimulō [ablative, singular], stimulīs [ablative, plural], stimule [singular, vocative], stimulī [plural, vocative]
  1. a goad, prick Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-stimulus-la-noun-NFxCKuM9 Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 53 18 29 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 57 16 27 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 64 18 18
  2. a sting Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-stimulus-la-noun-Dz2HTHWy Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 35 32 33
  3. (figuratively) stimulus, incentive Tags: declension-2, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-stimulus-la-noun-FuOrNoSi Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 35 32 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stimulātiō, stimulō

Inflected forms

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