profanar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin profānāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [pɾu.fəˈna]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.fəˈna]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.faˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
profanar (first-person singular present profano, first-person singular preterite profaní, past participle profanat)
- (transitive) to profane
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “profanar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Verb
profanar (first-person singular present profano, first-person singular preterite profanei, past participle profanado)
- to profane
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Further reading
- “profanar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “profanar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Occitan
Pronunciation
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Verb
profanar
- to profane
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- profan
- profanacion
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin profānāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.faˈna(ʁ)/ [pɾo.faˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.faˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.faˈna(ʁ)/ [pɾo.faˈna(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.faˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.fɐˈnaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.fɐˈna.ɾi/
Verb
profanar (first-person singular present profano, first-person singular preterite profanei, past participle profanado)
- (transitive) to profane (violate something sacred)
- (transitive) to profane (put to a wrong or unworthy use)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “profanar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾofaˈnaɾ/ [pɾo.faˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧fa‧nar
Verb
profanar (first-person singular present profano, first-person singular preterite profané, past participle profanado)
- (transitive) to profane
- Synonym: contaminar
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive profanar | dative | profanarme | profanarte | profanarle, profanarse | profanarnos | profanaros | profanarles, profanarse |
| accusative | profanarme | profanarte | profanarlo, profanarla, profanarse | profanarnos | profanaros | profanarlos, profanarlas, profanarse | |
| with gerund profanando | dative | profanándome | profanándote | profanándole, profanándose | profanándonos | profanándoos | profanándoles, profanándose |
| accusative | profanándome | profanándote | profanándolo, profanándola, profanándose | profanándonos | profanándoos | profanándolos, profanándolas, profanándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative profana | dative | profáname | profánate | profánale | profánanos | not used | profánales |
| accusative | profáname | profánate | profánalo, profánala | profánanos | not used | profánalos, profánalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative profaná | dative | profaname | profanate | profanale | profananos | not used | profanales |
| accusative | profaname | profanate | profanalo, profanala | profananos | not used | profanalos, profanalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative profane | dative | profáneme | not used | profánele, profánese | profánenos | not used | profáneles |
| accusative | profáneme | not used | profánelo, profánela, profánese | profánenos | not used | profánelos, profánelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative profanemos | dative | not used | profanémoste | profanémosle | profanémonos | profanémoos | profanémosles |
| accusative | not used | profanémoste | profanémoslo, profanémosla | profanémonos | profanémoos | profanémoslos, profanémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative profanad | dative | profanadme | not used | profanadle | profanadnos | profanaos | profanadles |
| accusative | profanadme | not used | profanadlo, profanadla | profanadnos | profanaos | profanadlos, profanadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative profanen | dative | profánenme | not used | profánenle | profánennos | not used | profánenles, profánense |
| accusative | profánenme | not used | profánenlo, profánenla | profánennos | not used | profánenlos, profánenlas, profánense | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “profanar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024