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Latin
Etymology
From arca + -nus. Cognates include arceō (“I defend”), arx (“fortress”), arcera (“ambulance”), Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō).
Pronunciation
Adjective
arcānus (feminine arcāna, neuter arcānum); first/second-declension adjective
- hidden, secret, private, mysterious
- Synonyms: obscūrus, secretus, occultus, clandestinus, perobscūrus
- Antonyms: conspicuus, manifestus
- intimate, personal, confidential
- trustworthy (to keep a secret)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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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)