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profanus

profanus

Latin

Adjective

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

  1. secular, profane
  2. impious, wicked

Inflection

First/second declension.

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

References

Etymology

From pro- ‎(“before”) + fānum ‎(“temple”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈfaː.nus/, [prɔˈfaː.nʊs]

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