vocal

See also: vocâl

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French vocal, borrowed from Latin vōcālis. Doublet of vowel.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvəʊ.kəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊ.kəl/

Adjective

vocal (comparative more vocal, superlative most vocal)

  1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech
    vocal problems
  2. Having a voice
    • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
      To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, / Made vocal by my song.
  3. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral
    vocal melody
    vocal prayer
    vocal worship
  4. Of or pertaining to a voice sound; spoken
  5. (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel
  6. (phonetics) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel
    a vocal sound
  7. loud; getting oneself heard.
    The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.

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Noun

vocal (plural vocals)

  1. (phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

Noun

vocal f (plural vocales)

  1. A vowel.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /voˈkal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /buˈkal/
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

vocal (masculine and feminine plural vocals)

  1. vocal

Noun

vocal f (plural vocals)

  1. vowel

French

Etymology

From Old French vocal, borrowed from Latin vōcālis. Doublet of voyelle.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vocal (feminine singular vocale, masculine plural vocaux, feminine plural vocales)

  1. vocal, related to the voice

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

Adjective

vocal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vocale)

  1. vocal (relating to a voice or voices)

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis. Doublet of vogal.

Adjective

vocal m, f (plural vocais, comparable)

  1. vocal (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
  2. vocal (uttered or modulated by the voice)

Noun

vocal m, f (plural vocais)

  1. vocalist (singer in a band)
    Synonym: vocalista

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.

Noun

vocal f (plural vocales)

  1. vowel

Noun

vocal m, f (plural vocales)

  1. voter, member with vote rights

Adjective

vocal (plural vocales)

  1. by means of the voice
  2. related to the voice
  3. using the voice
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