profanus, profana, profanum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
secular, profane; not initiated; impious;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | profanus | profani |
| Gen. | profani | profanorum |
| Dat. | profano | — |
| Acc. | profanum | profanos |
| Voc. | profane | profani |
| Abl. | profano | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | profana | profanae |
| Gen. | profanae | profanarum |
| Dat. | profanae | — |
| Acc. | profanam | profanas |
| Voc. | profana | profanae |
| Abl. | profana | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | profanum | profana |
| Gen. | profani | profanorum |
| Dat. | profano | — |
| Acc. | profanum | profana |
| Voc. | profanum | profana |
| Abl. | profano | — |
Examples
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...uocatus, stabit? an in pugnas alium iubet ire profanus Tiresias iterumque meos oracula nectit in gemitus? quid enim..."- P
Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sortes, ad Clarium parat ire deum; nam templa profanus invia cum Phlegyis faciebat Delphica Phorbas. consilii tamen ante..." - P
Metamorphoses VI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...faces de funere raptas, Eumenides stravere torum, tectoque profanus incubuit bubo thalamique in culmine sedit. hac ave coniuncti..."