profanus

Latin

Etymology

pro- (“before”) +‎ fānum (“temple”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proˈfaː.nus/, [prɔˈfäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈfa.nus/, [proˈfäːnus]

Adjective

profānus (feminine profāna, neuter profānum); first/second-declension adjective

1. secular, unconsecrated, profane
2. impious, wicked

   Synonyms: incestus, impūrus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
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

Descendants of profanus in other languages

• Catalan: profà
• English: profane
• French: profane
• → Galician: profano
• Italian: profano
• Occitan: profan
• → Portuguese: profano
• Romanian: profan
• Sicilian: prufanu
• Spanish: profano

References

• “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.