vehicular
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin vehiculāris.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vehicular (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.
- vehicular homicide
- Ernest had a fear of vehicular travel, and ended up walking everywhere.
- (linguistics, of a language) That is used between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.
- vehicular language
- English is used as a vehicular language in many business settings.
- Latin was a vehicular language for natural philosophers and others from the late Renaissance to the late 18th century.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
|
See also edit
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin vehiculāris. First attested in 1888.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [bə.i.kuˈlar]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [və.i.kuˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ve.i.kuˈlaɾ]
Adjective edit
vehicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehiculars)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From vehicle + -ar, re-Latinized.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [bə.i.kuˈla]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [və.i.kuˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ve.i.kuˈlaɾ]
Verb edit
vehicular (first-person singular present vehiculo, first-person singular preterite vehiculí, past participle vehiculat)
- to convey by vehicle
- (figurative) to transmit, to conduct
Conjugation edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin vehicularius or French véhiculaire. By surface analysis, vehicul + -ar.
Adjective edit
vehicular m or n (feminine singular vehiculară, masculine plural vehiculari, feminine and neuter plural vehiculare)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | vehicular | vehiculară | vehiculari | vehiculare | ||
definite | vehicularul | vehiculara | vehicularii | vehicularele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | vehicular | vehiculare | vehiculari | vehiculare | ||
definite | vehicularului | vehicularei | vehicularilor | vehicularelor |
References edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vehicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehiculares)
- vehicular (of a vehicle)
- vehicular (of a common language)
- 2015 September 14, “Los niños vuelven al colegio con la ‘ley Wert’ en el aire”, in El País[1]:
- Desde la Asamblea por una Escuela Bilingüe (AEB) aseguran que hay varias familias que han solicitado vía judicial el uso del castellano también como lengua vehicular y que esperan una resolución.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Verb edit
vehicular (first-person singular present vehiculo, first-person singular preterite vehiculé, past participle vehiculado)
- to serve as a mediator
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading edit
- “vehicular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014