vocalis
Τί ὕπνος; Καμάτων ἀνάπαυσις, ἰατρῶν κατόρθωμα, δεδεμένων λύσις, ἀγρυπνούντων σοφία, νοσούντων εὐχή, θανάτου εἰκών, ταλαιπωρούντων ἐπιθυμία, πάσης πνοῆς ἡσυχία, πλουσίων ἐπιτήδευμα, πενήτων ἀδολεσχία, καθημερινὴ μελέτη. → What is sleep? Rest from toil, the success of physicians, the release of those who are bound, the wisdom of the wakeful, what sick men pray for, an image of death, the desire of those who toil in hardship, the rest of all the spirit, a principal occupation of the rich, the idle chatter of poor men, a daily object of concern.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vōcālis: e, adj. vox,
I that utters a voice, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, vocal.
I Lit.
A Adj.: aves cantu aliquo aut humano sermone vocales, Plin. 10, 51, 72, § 141: ranae (opp. mutae), id. 8, 58, 83, § 227: scarabaei nocturno stridore, id. 11, 28, 34, § 98: piscis, id. 9, 19, 34, § 70: ora (vatis), Ov. M. 5, 332; 11, 8: nympha (of Echo), id. ib. 3, 357: Orpheus, Hor. C. 1, 12, 7: chordae, Tib. 2, 5, 3: carmen, Ov. M. 11, 317: boves, endowed with speech, Tib. 2, 5, 78: genus instrumenti, i. e. slaves (opp. semivocale and mutum), Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 1: ne quem vocalem praeteriisse videamur, speaking, talking, Cic. Brut. 69, 242; cf. Val. Max. 1, 8, ext. 4: antra, in which oracles were given, Stat. Th. 1, 492: terra, Dodonis, Ov. M. 13, 716: genus signorum, Veg. Mil. 3, 5.—Comp.: vocaliora sunt vacua quam plena, Sen. Q. N. 2, 29; cf.: sunt aliis alia (verba) jucundiora, vocaliora ... verba e syllabis magis vocalia (corresp. to melius sonantes syllabae), more vocal, clearer, Quint. 8, 3, 16.—Sup.: eligere vocalissimum aliquem, qui legeret, i. e. with the most powerful voice, Plin. Ep. 4, 7, 2.—
B Substt.
1 vōcālis, is, f. (littera), a vowel, Cic. Or. 23, 77; Auct. Her. 4, 12, 18; Quint. 1, 4, 6; 1, 5, 20; 1, 7, 14; 1, 7, 26.—
2 vōcāles, ĭum, m. (homines), vocalists, singers (late Lat.), Lampr. Alex. Sev. 34; Sid. Ep. 1, 2 fin.—
II Transf.: causative, making vocal, causing or inspiring speech or song (rare and poet.): Castaliae vocales undae, Stat. S. 5, 5, 2: de Pieriis vocalis fontibus unda, id. ib. 1, 2, 6.—Adv.: vōcālĭter, with a loud cry, loudly (post-class.), App. M. 1, p. 112; Tert. adv. Prax. 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vōcālis,¹² e (vox)
1 qui fait en tendre un son de voix [en parl. d’animaux divers] : aves cantu aliquo aut humano sermone vocales Plin. 19, 141, oiseaux chanteurs ou imitant la parole humaine ; ranæ vocales Plin. 8, 227, grenouilles coassantes [oppos. à mutæ, grenouilles muettes] ; [scarabées] Plin. 11, 98 ; [un poisson] Plin. 9, 70
2 [en parl. de la voix humaine] qui se sert de la voix : ne quem vocalem præteriisse videamur Cic. Br. 242, pour ne point paraître avoir oublié un seul homme usant de la voix [= parlant en public] ; vocalissimus Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 7, 2, ayant la plus belle voix ; vocales boves Tib. 2, 5, 78, bœufs parlants
3 [en parl. de choses] qui rend un son, sonore : vocaliora sunt vacua quam plena Sen. Nat. 2, 29, les corps creux sont plus sonores que les corps pleins || chordæ vocales Tib. 2, 5, 3, les cordes harmonieuses de la lyre ; vocalis Orpheus Hor. O. 1, 12, 7, l’harmonieux Orphée || verba vocaliora ou magis vocalia Quint. 8, 3, 16, mots plus sonores
4 pris substt ; a) vōcālis, is, f., voyelle : Quint. 1, 7, 26 ; [surtout au pl.] : Cic. Or. 77 ; 150 ; 151 ; Quint. 1, 4, 6, etc. b) vōcāles, ĭum, m., musiciens, chanteurs : Sid. Ep. 1, 2 ; Décad.
5 [poét., causatif] : qui donne de la voix, qui inspire les chants : Stat. S. 1, 2, 6 ; 5, 5, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
vōcālis, e (vox), I) stimm-, tonreich, klangvoll, erklingend, tönend, ertönend, A) adi.: carmen, Ov.: ranae, Plin.: chorda, Tibull.: Orpheus, der tönende = gesang- u. liederreiche, Hor.: nymphe, plaudernde, v. dem Echo, Ov.: sonus, klangvoller, heller Ton, Tac.: u. so verba vocaliora, tönendere, stärker klingende, hellere, Quint.: oratio, Varro LL.: alterum genus vocale est, Varro LL.: vocalissimus aliquis, von sehr starker Stimme, Plin. ep.: ne quem vocalem praeterisse videamur, der eine (gute) Stimme hat, Cic.: so auch vocale genus instrumenti rustici, v. den Sklaven, Varro: pueri vocales, Sänger, Schol. Iuven.: elementa vocalia, die Vokale (Ggstz. consona), Ter. Maur. 86: versus vocales = στίχοι φωναστικοί, Diom. 498, 26 u. 499, 30. – B) subst.: 1) vocālis, is, f. (sc. littera), der selbstlautende Buchstabe, der Selbstlauter, der Vokal, Quint. 1, 7, 26; Ggstz. consona, Ter. Maur. 550: öfter Plur. vocales, Cic. u. Quint. – 2) vocālēs, ium, m., Sänger, Musiker, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 34, 2. Sidon. epist. 1, 2, 9. – II) (poet.) aktiv = ertönen machend, unda, die bewirkt, daß die daraus Trinkenden singen u. Dichter werden, Stat. silv. 1, 2, 6 u. 5, 5, 2.
