# impuls
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [imˈpuls]

### Noun

impuls m (plural impulsos)
* impulse

#### Related terms

* impel·lir
* impulsió
* impulsiu

### Further reading

* “impuls” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “impuls”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “impuls” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “impuls” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsus.

### Noun

impuls c (singular definite impulsen, plural indefinite impulser)
* impulse
* (physics) momentum

#### Declension
### References

* “impuls” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ʏls

### Noun

impuls m (plural impulsen, diminutive impulsje n)
* (physics) momentum (product of mass and velocity)

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: impuls

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch impuls, from Latin impulsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪm.pʊls/
* Hyphenation: im‧puls

### Noun

impuls (plural impuls-impuls)
* (mechanics) momentum (product of mass and velocity)
    Synonyms: momentum, pusa
* impulse:
** A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
** A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.

#### Related terms

* impulsif
* impulsivitas

### Further reading

* “impuls” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsus.

### Noun

impuls m (definite singular impulsen, indefinite plural impulser, definite plural impulsene)
* an impulse

### References

* “impuls” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsus.

### Noun

impuls m (definite singular impulsen, indefinite plural impulsar, definite plural impulsane)
* an impulse

### References

* “impuls” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impulsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈim.puls/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -impuls
* Syllabification: im‧puls

### Noun

impuls m inan
* impulse

#### Declension
### Further reading

* impuls in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* impuls in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsus.

### Noun

impuls n (plural impulsuri)
* impulse

#### Related terms

* impulsiv

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǐmpuls/
* Hyphenation: im‧puls

### Noun

ìmpuls m (Cyrillic spelling ѝмпулс)
* impulse
* momentum, impetus

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

impuls c
* an impulse (sudden urge)
    göra något på impulsdo something on impulse
    undertrycka en impulshold back an impulse
* an impulse, an impetus (something that impels, often of something abstract)
* an electrical impulse
    nervimpulsnerve impulse
* (physics) impulse

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | impuls | impuls |
| singular | definite | impulsen | impulsens |
| plural | indefinite | impulser | impulsers |
| plural | definite | impulserna | impulsernas |

#### Related terms

* impulsiv

#### See also

* ingivelse

### References

* impuls in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* impuls in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* impuls in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)