profan

See also: profán

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan

  1. profane

Noun

profan m (plural profans)

  1. layman

German

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈfaːn/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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

  1. profane
    Antonym: sakral

Declension

Further reading

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

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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

  1. profane
    Antonym: sacrat

Noun

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

  1. layman

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pruˈfaŋ/

Adjective

profan

  1. profane

Noun

profan m

  1. layman

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French profane, from Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈfan/

Adjective

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

  1. profane

Declension

Declension of profan
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite profan profană profani profane
definite profanul profana profanii profanele
genitive-
dative
indefinite profan profane profani profane
definite profanului profanei profanilor profanelor

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prʊˈfɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Adjective

profan (comparative profanare, superlative profanast)

  1. profane

Declension

Inflection of profan
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular profan profanare profanast
neuter singular profant profanare profanast
plural profana profanare profanast
masculine plural2 profane profanare profanast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 profane profanare profanaste
all profana profanare profanaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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