arcanum
English
Etymology
Latin arcānum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑɹˈkeɪnəm/, /ɑɹˈkɑːnəm/
Noun
arcanum (plural arcana or arcanums)
- A mystery or deep secret.
- An elixir or secret remedy.
Related terms
- arcane
Translations
mystery or deep secret
|
elixir or secret remedy
|
See also
- occult
- tarot
Latin
Noun
arcānum n (genitive arcānī); second declension
- secret or mystery
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arcānum | arcāna |
| Genitive | arcānī | arcānōrum |
| Dative | arcānō | arcānīs |
| Accusative | arcānum | arcāna |
| Ablative | arcānō | arcānīs |
| Vocative | arcānum | arcāna |
Related terms
- arcānus
Descendants
- English: arcane
- French: arcane
- Italian: arcano
- → Portuguese: arcano
- Spanish: arcano
References
- arcanum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “arcanum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly