"vocalis" meaning in Middle High German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvoː.kaː.lis̠/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE), /ˈfoː.kaː.lis̠/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE) Forms: vōcālis [canonical, feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vōcālis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|gmh|la|vōcālis}} Borrowed from Latin vōcālis Head templates: {{head|gmh|noun|g=f|head=vōcālis}} vōcālis f
  1. a vowel
    Sense id: en-vocalis-gmh-noun-Xu6cXTjT Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "vōcālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin vōcālis",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vōcālis",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "vōcālis"
      },
      "expansion": "vōcālis f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The first vowel is the a.\nThe third vowel is the i.\nThe fifth vowel is the u.",
          "ref": "13th century. In: Seifried Helbling. Herausgegeben und erklärt von Joseph Seemüller, Halle a. S., 1886, p. 237f.",
          "roman": "A E I O U.",
          "text": "Quinque sunt vōcālēs\nA E I O U.\nDiu êrst vôcâlis ist daȥ â.\n[...]\nDiu dritt vôcâlis ist daȥ î.\n[...]\nDiu fünft vôcâlis ist daȥ û.\n[...]\nThe five vowels are",
          "translation": "The first vowel is the a.\nThe third vowel is the i.\nThe fifth vowel is the u.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The five vowels are A E I O U.",
          "text": "Die vünf vôcâlês sint A E I O U.",
          "translation": "The five vowels are A E I O U.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a vowel"
      ],
      "id": "en-vocalis-gmh-noun-Xu6cXTjT",
      "links": [
        [
          "vowel",
          "vowel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvoː.kaː.lis̠/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoː.kaː.lis̠/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vocalis"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "vōcālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin vōcālis",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin vōcālis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vōcālis",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "vōcālis"
      },
      "expansion": "vōcālis f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle High German feminine nouns",
        "Middle High German lemmas",
        "Middle High German nouns",
        "Middle High German terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Latin",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Middle High German terms with quotations",
        "Middle High German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The first vowel is the a.\nThe third vowel is the i.\nThe fifth vowel is the u.",
          "ref": "13th century. In: Seifried Helbling. Herausgegeben und erklärt von Joseph Seemüller, Halle a. S., 1886, p. 237f.",
          "roman": "A E I O U.",
          "text": "Quinque sunt vōcālēs\nA E I O U.\nDiu êrst vôcâlis ist daȥ â.\n[...]\nDiu dritt vôcâlis ist daȥ î.\n[...]\nDiu fünft vôcâlis ist daȥ û.\n[...]\nThe five vowels are",
          "translation": "The first vowel is the a.\nThe third vowel is the i.\nThe fifth vowel is the u.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The five vowels are A E I O U.",
          "text": "Die vünf vôcâlês sint A E I O U.",
          "translation": "The five vowels are A E I O U.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a vowel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vowel",
          "vowel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvoː.kaː.lis̠/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoː.kaː.lis̠/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vocalis"
}

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