vocalis
διὸ καὶ μεταλάττουσι τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν αἱ δοκοῦσαι παρθένοι τῶν εἰδώλων → therefore those professing to be virgins of the idols even change the natural use into the unnatural (Origen, commentary on Romans 1:26)
Latin > English
vocalis vocalis, vocale ADJ :: able to speak; having a notable voice; tuneful
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.