arcanus, arcana, arcanum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
secret, private, hidden; intimate, personal; confidential; mysterious, esoteric;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arcanus | arcani |
| Gen. | arcani | arcanorum |
| Dat. | arcano | — |
| Acc. | arcanum | arcanos |
| Voc. | arcane | arcani |
| Abl. | arcano | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arcana | arcanae |
| Gen. | arcanae | arcanarum |
| Dat. | arcanae | — |
| Acc. | arcanam | arcanas |
| Voc. | arcana | arcanae |
| Abl. | arcana | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arcanum | arcana |
| Gen. | arcani | arcanorum |
| Dat. | arcano | — |
| Acc. | arcanum | arcana |
| Voc. | arcanum | arcana |
| Abl. | arcano | — |
Examples
- L
Octavia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...agitat intentus uigor, ea per quietem sacer et arcanus refert ueloxque sensus. coniugem thalamos toros uidisse te miraris..." - L
Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...domum. est Pelopis altis nobile in stabulis pecus, arcanus aries, ductor opulenti gregis, cuius per omne corpus effuso..." - P
Germania
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...abluitur. Servi ministrant, quos statim idem lacus haurit. Arcanus hinc terror sanctaque ignorantia, quid sit illud, quod tantum..."