vehicular

English

Etymology

Presumably from vehicle +‎ -ar, although it could be related to French véhicule.

Pronunciation

• esp IPA^(key): /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /viːɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

Adjective

vehicular (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks.

   Ernest had a fear of vehicular travel, and ended up walking everywhere.

2. Of or pertaining to a language that is used as a contact language between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.

   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

• vehicular homicide
• vehicular language

Translations

of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles

• Catalan: vehicular (ca)
• Finnish: ajoneuvo-
• French: véhiculaire (fr)
• Galician: vehicular
• Georgian: გადასაზიდი (gadasazidi), სატრანსპორტო (saṭransṗorṭo)
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• Irish: feithicleach
• Italian: veicolare
• Spanish: vehicular (es)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bə.i.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [və.i.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ve.i.kuˈlaɾ]

Adjective

vehicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehiculars)

1. vehicular

Related terms

• vehicle

Verb

vehicular (first-person singular present vehiculo, first-person singular preterite vehiculí, past participle vehiculat)

1. to vehicle, transmit

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Spanish

Etymology

From vehículo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beikuˈlaɾ/ [bei̯.kuˈlaɾ]

Adjective

vehicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehiculares)

1. vehicular (of a vehicle)
2. 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

1. to serve as a mediator