"inarticulate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [General-American], /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more inarticulate [comparative], most inarticulate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin inarticulatus and from in- + articulate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|inarticulatus}} Latin inarticulatus, {{prefix|en|in|articulate}} in- + articulate Head templates: {{en-adj}} inarticulate (comparative more inarticulate, superlative most inarticulate)
  1. (of speech) not articulated in normal words. Translations (not articulated in normal words): неразбираем (nerazbiraem) (Bulgarian), невня́тный (nevnjátnyj) (Russian), неразбо́рчивый (nerazbórčivyj) (Russian), нечленоразде́льный (nečlenorazdélʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-inarticulate-en-adj-wh2zWnzY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 41 3 20 17 20 Disambiguation of 'not articulated in normal words': 84 0 1 14
  2. speechless Categories (topical): Talking Translations (speechless): безмълвен (bezmǎlven) (Bulgarian), sprachlos (German), unfähig zu sprechen (German), fåmælt (Norwegian Bokmål), ute av stand til å si noe (Norwegian Bokmål), безмо́лвный (bezmólvnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-inarticulate-en-adj-GwgpzyFR Disambiguation of Talking: 5 56 9 19 11 Disambiguation of 'speechless': 1 98 1 1
  3. unable to speak with any clarity Translations (unable to speak with clarity): нечленоразделен (nečlenorazdelen) (Bulgarian), undeutlich (German), unartikuliert (German), άναρθρος (ánarthros) (Greek), amhlabhrach (Irish), pakoki (Maori), ngau (Maori), nanu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-inarticulate-en-adj-9x9rC7W4 Disambiguation of 'unable to speak with clarity': 4 1 90 5
  4. (biology) not having joints or other articulations Categories (topical): Biology Translations (not having joints or other articulations): несъчленен (nesǎčlenen) (Bulgarian), gliederlos (German), neuoltagh (Manx)
    Sense id: en-inarticulate-en-adj-kFU-FgcT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 23 36 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 12 22 36 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 3 23 39 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 13 8 16 37 26 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'not having joints or other articulations': 15 1 2 82

Noun

IPA: /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [General-American], /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: inarticulates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin inarticulatus and from in- + articulate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|inarticulatus}} Latin inarticulatus, {{prefix|en|in|articulate}} in- + articulate Head templates: {{en-noun}} inarticulate (plural inarticulates)
  1. (zoology) An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-inarticulate-en-noun-pb2gnW1m Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "in‧ar‧tic‧u‧late"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "subphylum",
          "subphylum"
        ],
        [
          "Inarticulata",
          "Inarticulata"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inarticulate"
}

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