profanus

profanus

Latin

Etymology

pro- (“before”) +‎ fānum (“temple”)

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

profānus (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	profānae	profānō		profānīs	profānīs	profānīs
Accusative	profānum	profānam	profānum		profānōs	profānās	profāna
Ablative	profānō	profānā	profānō		profānīs	profānīs	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
• 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