From en.wiktionary.org:
[vocâl]
** English
*** Etymology
[en] Late [en], borrowed from [en], from [la]. [en]. Compare [fro].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Adjective
[en-adj]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech .
1. [en] Used in the production of speech sound s.
2. [en] Relating to, compose d or arrange d for, or sung by the human voice .
3. [en] 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 vowel s, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonant s, such as _v_ , _l_ , etc., or by both, as in the nasal s _m_ , _n_ , _ng_ .
4. [en] [en] .
2. Utter ed or modulate d by the voice ; express ed in word s.
1. Express ing opinion s or feeling s freely , loudly , or insistently .
2. * [en]
3. Having or exercising the power of producing voice , speech , or sound .
4. * [en]
5. * [XIX]
6. [en] .
7. Full of voice s.
**** Derived terms
{{col5|en |monovocal |vocal cord,vocal chord |vocal fold |vocal fremitus
|vocal fry |vocal music |vocal minority |vocal sac |vocal tract |vocal tube
|vocally |vocalness |vocalism|vocal blackface|vocality |vocalist
|vocalize,vocalise |unvocal |nonvocal |semivocal |bivocal |polyvocal |subvocal
|cricovocal |audiovocal}}
**** Translations
[of or pertaining to the voice or speech]
- Albanian: [sq]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Azerbaijani: [az]
- Belarusian: [be] , [be]
- Bengali: [bn]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Indonesian: [id] , [id]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Kannada: [kn]
- Kazakh: [kk] , [kk]
- Latvian: [lv] , [lv] [genitive]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Malay: [ms]
- Maltese: [mt]
- Norwegian: [no]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk]
- Slovene: [sl]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swahili: [sw]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Tagalog: [tl] , [tl]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Turkmen: [tk]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk]
- Urdu: [ur]
- Uzbek: [uz]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[characterized by voice or tone produced in the larynx]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Georgian: [ka]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Korean: [ko]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Norwegian: [no] < !--this is an adjective sense-->
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Slovak: [sk] < !--this is an adjective sense-->
- Slovene: [sl] < !--this is an adjective sense-->
- Swedish: [sv]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[vocalic]
[uttered or modulated by the voice]
- Albanian: [sq]
- Bengali: [bn]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Galician: [gl]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Kannada: [kn]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Tagalog: [tl]
- Welsh: [cy]
[trans-bottom]
[expressing opinions or feelings freely]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] [noisy] , [ru] [clamorous]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- French: [fr]
- Interlingua: [ia]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
[trans-bottom]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A vocal sound ; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech , unmodified except by resonance ; a vowel or a diphthong ; a tonic element; a tonic.
2. [en] A part of a piece of music that is sung .
3. * {{ quote-journal | en | year=1975 | journal=Billboard | volume=87 | issue=24 | page=50
|passage=Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New
Orleans" (with a punchy VOCAL by Teresa Brewer).}}
1. [en] A musical performance involving singing .
1. [en] A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain election s.
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Related terms
[en]
*** See also
- [en]
- [en]
*** References
- [R:Lexico]
- [R:MWO]
[en]
** Asturian
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [ast].
*** Noun
[f]
1. [ast] A vowel .
**** Related terms
- [ast]
** Catalan
*** Etymology
[ca].
*** Pronunciation
- [ca-IPA]
- [ca]
- [ca] [Central]
- [ca]
*** Adjective
[ca-adj]
1. [en]
**** Derived terms
- [ca]
- [ca]
- [ca]
- [ca]
**** Related terms
- [ca]
*** Noun
[f]
1. vowel
**** Derived terms
- [ca]
*** Further reading
- [R:ca:IEC2]
- [R:ca:GDLC]
- [R:ca:DNV]
- [R:ca:DCVB]
** French
*** Etymology 1
[fr], borrowed from [fr]. [fr].
**** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
- [fr]
**** Adjective
[fr-adj]
1. [en] , related to the voice
***** Derived terms
{{col4 |fr|corde vocale |langue vocale |messagerie vocale |reconnaissance
vocale |vocable |vocalement |vocalique |vocalisation |vocalise |vocaliser
|vocalisme |voice |voix |voyelle }}
***** Descendants
- [tr]
**** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
*** Etymology 2
[fr]. Compare [it].
**** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
**** Noun
[m]
1. [fr] voice message
2. * [fr]
**** Further reading
- "vocal", _Dictionnaire des francophones_ see https://www.dictionnairedesfrancophones.org/form/vocal/sense/wkt%3Asense%2F862dd65d2b28f82deb7a49cca7094a51
** Old French
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [fro].
*** Adjective
[fro-adj]
1. [en] [relating to a voice or voices]
**** Descendants
- [fr]
- [enm]
- [en]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology
[pt]. [pt]. [pt].
*** Pronunciation
[pt-IPA]
- [pt]
- [pt]
- [pt]
*** Adjective
[pt-adj]
1. [en] [of or relating to the voice or speech]
2. [en] [uttered or modulated by the voice]
**** Derived terms
- [pt]
*** Noun
[mfbysense]
1. vocalist [singer in a band]
**** Related terms
- [pt]
- [pt]
** Romanian
*** Etymology
[ro], from [ro].
*** Adjective
[ro-adj]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[ro-decl-adj]
** Spanish
*** Etymology
[es].
*** Pronunciation
[+< audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-AdrianAbdulBaha-vocal.wav < a:Colombia>>]
*** Noun
[f]
1. vowel
*** Noun
[mfbysense]
1. voter , member with vote right s
**** Descendants
- [ceb]
*** Adjective
[es-adj]
1. by means of the voice
2. related to the voice
3. using the voice
**** Derived terms
[es]
**** Related terms
[es]
*** Further reading
- [R:es:DRAE]
*** Anagrams
- [es]
[es]