arcani
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arcanus, arcana, arcanum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
secret, private, hidden; intimate, personal; confidential; mysterious, esoteric;
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - Entry →arcanum, arcani:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
secret, mystery; secret/hidden place;
gen. sg.loc. sg. - Entry →arcanus, arcani:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
confidant, trustworthy friend, keeper of secrets;
gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...omne caelitum numen precor, per hunc timorem: quidquid arcani apparo penitus recondas et fide tacita premas. Nvt. Quid..."
Liber Sextus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...cuncta dedi. quascumque libet nunc concute mentes.' Cingitur arcanis Saturnia laeta venenis atque hinc virgineae venit ad penetralia..."
Liber Tertius
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...circum tacito volitabant somnia mundo, cum vigil arcani speculatus tempora sacri Ampycides petit adversis Aesepia silvis flumina..."
Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...Lampsacus, Ogygii quam nec trieterica Bacchi sacra neque arcanis Phrygius furor invehit antris, sed suus in Venerem raptat..."
Liber Duodecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...functa ducum refouendi corpora curam Iris habet, putresque arcanis roribus artus ambrosiaeque rigat sucis, ut longius obstent expectentque..."
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...thorax. qualis caeruleis tumido sub gurgite terror piscibus, arcani quotiens deuexa profundi scrutantem delphina uident; fugit omnis..."
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...saeui spirant per culmina manes. ipsa quoque arcanis tecti in penetralibus alto molior igne pyram, sceptrum super armaque..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...secreta tui bellum ciuile recessus uadit, et arcani miles tibi conscius orbis claustra ferit mundi. forsan maiora supersunt..."
