See also: profán

Friulian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin profanus.

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profan

  1. profane

Noun edit

profan m (plural profans)

  1. layman

German edit

Etymology edit

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈfaːn/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

profan (strong nominative masculine singular profaner, comparative profaner, superlative am profansten)

  1. profane
    Antonym: sakral

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • profan” in Duden online
  • profan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin profanus.

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profan m (feminine singular profana, masculine plural profans, feminine plural profanas)

  1. profane
    Antonym: sacrat

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profan m (plural profans, feminine profana, feminine plural profanas)

  1. layman

Piedmontese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

profan

  1. profane

Related terms edit

Noun edit

profan m

  1. layman

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French profane, from Latin profanus.

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Adjective edit

profan m or n (feminine singular profană, masculine plural profani, feminine and neuter plural profane)

  1. profane

Declension edit

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

profan (comparative profanare, superlative profanast)

  1. profane

Declension edit

Inflection of profan
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular profan profanare profanast
Neuter singular profant profanare profanast
Plural profana profanare profanast
Masculine plural3 profane profanare profanast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 profane profanare profanaste
All profana profanare profanaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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