stimuli

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstɪm.jʊˌlaɪ̯/, /ˈstɪm.jʊˌliː/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈstɪm.jʊˌlaɪ̯/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɪm.jəˌlaɪ̯/

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Noun

stimuli

1. plural of stimulus

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin stimulō (“I goad on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -uli
• Hyphenation: sti‧mu‧li

Verb

stimuli (present stimulas, past stimulis, future stimulos, conditional stimulus, volitive stimulu)

1. to stimulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of stimuli present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense stimulas stimulis stimulos active participle stimulanta stimulantaj stimulinta stimulintaj stimulonta stimulontaj acc. stimulantan stimulantajn stimulintan stimulintajn stimulontan stimulontajn passive participle stimulata stimulataj stimulita stimulitaj stimulota stimulotaj acc. stimulatan stimulatajn stimulitan stimulitajn stimulotan stimulotajn nominal active participle stimulanto stimulantoj stimulinto stimulintoj stimulonto stimulontoj acc. stimulanton stimulantojn stimulinton stimulintojn stimulonton stimulontojn nominal passive participle stimulato stimulatoj stimulito stimulitoj stimuloto stimulotoj acc. stimulaton stimulatojn stimuliton stimulitojn stimuloton stimulotojn adverbial active participle stimulante stimulinte stimulonte adverbial passive participle stimulate stimulite stimulote infinitive stimuli imperative stimulu conditional stimulus

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sti.my.li/

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Noun

stimuli m

1. plural of stimulus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.mu.liː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.mu.li/,

Noun

stimulī

1. inflection of stimulus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

Anagrams

• ultimis

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stimuli

1. plural of stimulus

stimuli m or n (definite singular stimulien or stimuliet)

1. (collectively, also in the singular) multiple stimulus together
   • 2021 December 5, Aftenposten, page 20:

     Han understreker at stimuliet man får fra dataspill, ikke er sammenlignbart med kjemiske rusmidler[.]

     He stresses that the stimuli one gets from computer games, is not comparable to chemical drugs.

   • 2021 March 1, Dagens Næringsliv, page 26:

     Stimulien fra fallende rente har vært historisk sterk […]

     The stimulus from falling interest rates has been historically strong

   • 2000 October 17, “Nyfødt og narkoman”, in Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad, page 41:

     Deres ufødte babyer vil bli født avhengige av metadon. Slike babyer […] skriker etter den stimulien de er vant til fra unnfangelsen.

     Their unborn babies will be addicted to methadone. Such babies cry for the very stimuli they came to know from conception.

2. (erroneously) a single stimulus; a boost
   • 2016 December 22, Steinar Rostad Breivik, “Norske eierfond investerte 13,2 mrd. i fjor - bare 0,1 prosent gikk til Nord-Norge”, in E24‎:

     Hesthamar meiner fleire private equity-investeringer i Nord-Norge ville kunne fungert som en stimuli for å øke konkurransekraften til næringslivet i landsdelen.

     Hesthamar thinks that more private equity investments in Northern Norway would work as a stimulus for the growth of competitiveness for business in the region.

3. (sports) a performance enhancing substance; dope
   • 2014 January 15, “Powell gir fysioterapaut skylden for positiv prøve”, in VG‎:

     Han er tatt for å ha brukt oxilofrine, et stimuli som står på forbudslisten til Verdens antidopingbyrå (WADA).

     He is caught for having used oxilofrine, a substance on the prohibited list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stimuli

1. plural of stimulus

stimuli m or n (definite singular stimulien or stimuliet)

1. (collectively, also in the singular) multiple stimulus together
2. a single stimulus; a boost
   • 2021 December 20, Sunnhordland, page 5:

     Me får ein stimuli som berre eit ansikt kan gje.

     We get a boost which only a face can give.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

stimuli m pl

1. plural of stimul

Swedish

Noun

stimuli

1. indefinite plural of stimulus