profanus

Latin

Etymology

pro- (“before”) +‎ fānum (“temple”)

Pronunciation

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.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative profānus profāna profānum profānī profānae profāna
genitive profānī profānae profānī profānōrum profānārum profānōrum
dative profānō profānae profānō profānīs
accusative profānum profānam profānum profānōs profānās profāna
ablative profānō profānā profānō profānīs
vocative profāne profāna profānum profānī profānae profāna

Descendants

Descendants
  • 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.
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