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profan

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See also: profán

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

profan

  1. profane

Noun

profan m (plural profans)

  1. layman

German

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈfaːn/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

profan (strong nominative masculine singular profaner, comparative profaner, superlative am profansten)

  1. profane
    Antonym: sakral

Declension

Further reading

  • profan” in Duden online
  • profan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch profaan, from Middle French profane, from Latin profānus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan (comparative lebih profan, superlative paling profan)

  1. profane
    1. secular, unconsecrated
    2. sacrilegious

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

profan m (feminine singular profana, masculine plural profans, feminine plural profanas)

  1. profane
    Antonym: sacrat

Noun

profan m (plural profans, feminine profana, feminine plural profanas)

  1. layman
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Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan

  1. profane

Noun

profan m

  1. layman

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French profane, from Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan m or n (feminine singular profană, masculine plural profani, feminine/neuter plural profane)

  1. profane

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin profanus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

profan (comparative profanare, superlative profanast)

  1. profane

Declension

More information Indefinite, positive ...

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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