arcanus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-. Cognates include Latin arca (“chest, box”), arceō (“I defend”), arx (“fortress”), arcera (“kind of wagon”), Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈkaː.nus/, [arˈkaː.nʊs]

Adjective

arcānus (feminine arcāna, neuter arcānum); first/second declension

  1. hidden, secret, private, mysterious
  2. intimate, personal, confidential
  3. trustworthy (to keep a secret)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative arcānus arcāna arcānum arcānī arcānae arcāna
Genitive arcānī arcānae arcānī arcānōrum arcānārum arcānōrum
Dative arcānō arcānae arcānō arcānīs arcānīs arcānīs
Accusative arcānum arcānam arcānum arcānōs arcānās arcāna
Ablative arcānō arcānā arcānō arcānīs arcānīs arcānīs
Vocative arcāne arcāna arcānum arcānī arcānae arcāna

Synonyms

Descendants

References
  • arcanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arcanus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • arcanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be present at secret consultations: consiliis arcanis interesse (Liv. 35. 18)
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