profanus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
pro- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈfaː.nus/, [prɔˈfäːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈfa.nus/, [proˈfäːnus]
Adjective edit
profānus (feminine profāna, neuter profānum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | profānus | profāna | profānum | profānī | profānae | profāna | |
Genitive | profānī | profānae | profānī | profānōrum | profānārum | profānōrum | |
Dative | profānō | profānō | profānīs | ||||
Accusative | profānum | profānam | profānum | profānōs | profānās | profāna | |
Ablative | profānō | profānā | profānō | profānīs | |||
Vocative | profāne | profāna | profānum | profānī | profānae | profāna |
Descendants edit
Descendants of profanus in other languages
References edit
- “profanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “profanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- profanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.