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• UK: ärtĭ'kyələt
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• UK: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/
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• US: ärtĭ'kyələt
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• US: /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
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• UK: ärtĭ'kyəlāt
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• UK: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/
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• US: ärtĭ'kyəlāt
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• US: /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/
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• CMU ARPABET: AA0 R T IH1 K Y AH0 L EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: AA0 R T IH1 K Y AH0 L AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

130 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: я́сен (jásen) — clear, effective
• Bulgarian: отчетлив (otčetliv) — clear, effective
• Chinese Mandarin: 清晰的 — clear, effective
• Chinese Mandarin: 有效的 — clear, effective
• Dutch: duidelijk — clear, effective
• Dutch: klaar — clear, effective
• Dutch: efficiënt — clear, effective
• Finnish: selkeä — clear, effective
• French: clair — clear, effective
• German: klar — clear, effective
• German: effektiv — clear, effective
• Greek: ευκρινής (efkrinís) — clear, effective
• Hungarian: érthető — clear, effective
• Hungarian: világos — clear, effective
• Italian: chiaro — clear, effective
• Portuguese: articulado — clear, effective
• Punjabi: ਸਾਫ਼ (sāf) — clear, effective
• Punjabi: ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ (sapaśśaṭ) — clear, effective
• Spanish: claro — clear, effective
• Armenian: հոդաբաշխ (hodabašx) — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Bulgarian: членоразделен (členorazdelen) — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Bulgarian: изразителен (izrazitelen) — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Chinese Mandarin: 能说会道的 — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Chinese Mandarin: 口齿伶俐的 — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Dutch: welbespraakt — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Dutch: taalvaardig — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Esperanto: elokventa — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Finnish: selväpuheinen — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• French: éloquent — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• German: redegewandt — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• German: sprachlich gewandt — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Greek: εύγλωττος (évglottos) — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Hungarian: artikulált — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Italian: eloquente — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Latin: ēloquens — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Māori: pūkōrero — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Māori: wahapū — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Māori: korokoro tūī — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Portuguese: articulado — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Romanian: elocvent — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Russian: вырази́тельный (vyrazítelʹnyj) — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Russian: членоразде́льный (členorazdélʹnyj) — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Scottish Gaelic: siùbhlach — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Scottish Gaelic: pongail — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Spanish: elocuente — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Ottoman Turkish: فصیح (fasih) — speaking in a clear or effective manner
• Bulgarian: ставен (staven) — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Bulgarian: шарнирен (šarniren) — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Catalan: articulat — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Chinese Mandarin: 有关节的 — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Dutch: geleed — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Dutch: gelede — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Dutch: geärticuleerd — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Finnish: nivelletty — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Finnish: nivel- — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• French: articulé — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Greek: αρθρωτός (arthrotós) — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Portuguese: articulado — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Portuguese: articulável — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Spanish: articulado — able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
• Bulgarian: изяснявам (izjasnjavam) — to make clear
• Dutch: uitleggen — to make clear
• Finnish: selventää — to make clear
• French: articuler — to make clear
• German: artikulieren — to make clear
• Greek: διευκρινίζω (diefkrinízo) — to make clear
• Ido: artikular — to make clear
• Māori: whakamārama — to make clear
• Māori: whakamahuki — to make clear
• Māori: whakamāori — to make clear
• Māori: whakapūaho — to make clear
• Portuguese: articular — to make clear
• Punjabi: ਸਾਫ਼ ਬੋਲਣਾ (sāf bolṇā) — to make clear
• Punjabi: ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟੀਕਰਨ ਦੇਣਾ (sapaśśaṭīkran deṇā) — to make clear
• Romanian: articula — to make clear
• Arabic: تَلَفَّظَ (talaffaẓa) — to speak clearly
• Bulgarian: произнасям ясно (proiznasjam jasno) — to speak clearly
• Bulgarian: артикулирам (artikuliram) — to speak clearly
• Czech: artikulovat — to speak clearly
• Dutch: articuleren — to speak clearly
• Dutch: goed/correct uitspreken — to speak clearly
• Dutch: uitspraak verzorgen — to speak clearly
• Finnish: artikuloida — to speak clearly
• Finnish: ääntää — to speak clearly
• French: articuler — to speak clearly
• German: artikulieren — to speak clearly
• Greek: αρθρώνω (arthróno) — to speak clearly
• Hungarian: artikulál — to speak clearly
• Ido: artikular — to speak clearly
• Irish: fuaimnigh — to speak clearly
• Latin: articulō — to speak clearly
• Polish: artykułować — to speak clearly
• Polish: wyartykułować — to speak clearly
• Portuguese: articular — to speak clearly
• Punjabi: ਸਾਫ਼ ਬੋਲਣਾ (sāf bolṇā) — to speak clearly
• Romanian: articula — to speak clearly
• Spanish: articular — to speak clearly
• Spanish: vocalizar — to speak clearly
• Swedish: artikulera — to speak clearly
• Bulgarian: обяснявам (objasnjavam) — to explain
• Bulgarian: обясня (objasnja) — to explain
• Dutch: uitdrukken — to explain
• Finnish: selittää — to explain
• French: formuler — to explain
• German: ausdrücken — to explain
• Greek: αποσαφηνίζω (aposafinízo) — to explain
• Hungarian: artikulál — to explain
• Hungarian: kifejez — to explain
• Hungarian: szavakba önt — to explain
• Irish: cuir in iúl — to explain
• Dutch: geleed zijn — to hinge
• Finnish: niveltää — to hinge
• Finnish: saranoida — to hinge
• Greek: αρθρώνω (arthróno) — to hinge
• Dutch: benadrukken — music: to attack a note
• Finnish: artikuloida — music: to attack a note
• German: betonen — music: to attack a note
• Polish: artykułować — music: to attack a note
• Polish: wyartykułować — music: to attack a note
• Bulgarian: свързвам (svǎrzvam) — anatomy: to form a joint
• Bulgarian: съединявам (sǎedinjavam) — anatomy: to form a joint
• Dutch: articuleren — anatomy: to form a joint
• Esperanto: artikigi — anatomy: to form a joint
• Finnish: niveltyä — anatomy: to form a joint
• French: articuler — anatomy: to form a joint
• Greek: αρθρώνω (arthróno) — anatomy: to form a joint
• Hungarian: ízesül — anatomy: to form a joint
• Hungarian: ízül — anatomy: to form a joint
• Portuguese: articular — anatomy: to form a joint
• Spanish: articularse — anatomy: to form a joint