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* vŏcābĭlis, e, adj. [voco], vocal: sonus vocabilior est visus, Gell. 30, 20, 14.

vŏcābŭlum, i, n. [voco], an appellation, designation, name of any thing (cf.: nomen, vox).

  1. I. In gen.: philosophorum habent disciplinae ex ipsis Vocabula, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 33: nomen est, quo suo quaeque (persona) proprio et certo vocabulo appellatur, Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 34: si res suum nomen et proprium vocabulum non habet, ut pes in navi, etc., id. de Or. 3, 40, 159: neque verborum tanta copia sit in nostrā linguā, res ut omnes suis certis ac propriis vocabulis nominentur, id. Caecin. 18, 51: rebus non commutatis immutaverunt vocabula, id. Leg. 1, 13, 38; cf.: ex more imponens cognata vocabula rebus, Hor. S. 2, 3, 280: proferet in lucem speciosa vocabula rerum, id. Ep. 2, 2, 116; cf. Lucr. 5, 1042: Chaldaei non ex artis, sed ex gentis vocabulo nominati, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2; id. N. D. 1, 15, 38: vocabula tantum pecuniarum, id. Pis. 37, 90: cui nomen neniae: quo vocabulo etiam Graecis cantus lugubres nominantur, id. Leg. 2, 24, 62: liberta, cui vocabulum Acte fuit, Tac. A. 13, 12: artifex, vocabulo Locusta, by name, id. ib. 12, 66: multa renascentur, quae jam cecidere, cadentque, Quae nunc sunt in honore, vocabula, Hor. A. P. 71: juncta vocabula sumere, Ov. F. 3, 511: ululatus, neque enim alio vocabulo potest exprimi theatris quoque indecora laudatio, Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 13.
  2. II. In partic., in gram., a substantive, both in gen. and as an appellative noun in partic. (in contradistinction to nomen, as denoting a proper name; v. nomen): Aristoteles orationis duas partes esse dicit, vocabula et verba, ut homo et equus, et legit et currit, Varr. L. L. 8, §§ 11, 12, 45, 52 sq., 80 Müll; Quint. 1, 4, 20; Sen. Ep. 58, 6.

vōcālis, e, adj. [vox], that utters a voice, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, vocal.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. 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.
    2. B. Substt.
      1. 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. 2. vōcāles, ĭum, m. (homines), vocalists, singers (late Lat.), Lampr. Alex. Sev. 34; Sid. Ep. 1, 2 fin.
  2. 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.

* vōcālĭtas, ātis, f. [vocalis], open sound, euphony; as transl. of εὐφωνία, Quint. 1, 5, 4.

vōcālĭter, adv., v. vocalis fin.

vŏcāmen, ĭnis, n. [voco], an appellation, designation, name (ante- and postclass. for the class. vocabulum), Lucr. 2, 657; Arn. 4, 128; 7, 251; Sol. 5 med.

Vocātes, ĭum, m., a people in Gallia Aquitania, Caes. B. G. 3, 23; 3, 27.

vŏcātĭo, ōnis, f. [voco, a calling; hence, in partic.],

  1. I. A citing before a court; a summons, Varr. and Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 13, 12, 6; Varr. ib. 13, 13, 3.
  2. II. A bidding, invitation to dinner, etc., Cat. 47, 5.
  3. III. In eccl. Lat., calling, Vulg. 1 Cor. 1, 26; id. Heb. 3, 1: in caelo, Hilar. in Matt. 4, 15.

vŏcātīvē, adv. [vocativus], in the vocative: dicere, Gell. 13, 22, 4.

vŏcātīvus, a, um, adj. [voco], of or belonging to calling: casus, the vocative case, in gram., Gell. 14, 5, 1 sq. al.
As subst.: vŏcātīvus, i, m., the vocative case, Charis. p. 11 P.; Prisc. p. 671 ib. al.

vŏcātor, ōris, m. [voco] (post-Aug.), a caller.

  1. I. In gen.: Paulus vocator gentium, Prud. στεφ. 2, 461; Ambros. in Luc. 3, § 33.
  2. II. In partic., a bidder, inviter to dinner, etc., Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 3; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 89; Suet. Calig. 39; Mart. 7, 85, 11.

vŏcātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [vocator], of or belonging to calling or invoking, invocatory (post-class.): somnia, Tert. Anim. 47.

vŏcātus, ūs, m. [voco], a calling, calling upon, summoning, invocation (only abl. in prose).

  1. I. In gen.: et ille et senatus frequens vocatu Drusi in curiam venit, Cic. de Or. 3, 1, 2: o numquam frustrata vocatus Hasta meos, my call, my invocation, Verg. A. 12, 95.
  2. II. In partic., an invitation to dinner, etc.: misit qui diceret, cenaturum apud Caesarem vocatu ipsius, Suet Calig. 39.