profaan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French profane, from Latin profānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proːˈfaːn/

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• Hyphenation: pro‧faan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

profaan (comparative profaner, superlative profaanst)

1. profane, secular, unconsecrated
2. profane, sacrilegious

Inflection

Declension of profaan
uninflected	profaan
inflected	profane
comparative	profaner
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		profaan	profaner	het profaanst het profaanste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	profane	profanere	profaanste
	n. sing.	profaan	profaner	profaanste
	plural	profane	profanere	profaanste
definite		profane	profanere	profaanste
partitive		profaans	profaners	—

Derived terms

• profaniteit