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
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..."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..."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..."