profano

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word profano. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word profano, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say profano in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word profano you have here. The definition of the word profano will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofprofano, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: profanó and profanò

Catalan

Verb

profano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of profanar

Galician

Verb

profano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of profanar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈfa.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: pro‧fà‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin profānus.

Adjective

profano (feminine profana, masculine plural profani, feminine plural profane)

  1. profane
  2. ignorant, unskilled
Derived terms
Related terms

Noun

profano m (invariable)

  1. the profane
    Antonym: sacro

Noun

profano m (plural profani, feminine profana)

  1. layman

Etymology 2

Verb

profano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of profanare

Further reading

  • profano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From pro +‎ fānum (“temple”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Verb

profānō (present infinitive profānāre, perfect active profānāvī, supine profānātum); first conjugation

  1. to offer (in front of a temple, shrine, etc.)
  2. to desecrate, profane
  3. to violate, pollute

Conjugation

   Conjugation of profānō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present profānō profānās profānat profānāmus profānātis profānant
imperfect profānābam profānābās profānābat profānābāmus profānābātis profānābant
future profānābō profānābis profānābit profānābimus profānābitis profānābunt
perfect profānāvī profānāvistī profānāvit profānāvimus profānāvistis profānāvērunt,
profānāvēre
pluperfect profānāveram profānāverās profānāverat profānāverāmus profānāverātis profānāverant
future perfect profānāverō profānāveris profānāverit profānāverimus profānāveritis profānāverint
passive present profānor profānāris,
profānāre 		profānātur profānāmur profānāminī profānantur
imperfect profānābar profānābāris,
profānābāre 		profānābātur profānābāmur profānābāminī profānābantur
future profānābor profānāberis,
profānābere 		profānābitur profānābimur profānābiminī profānābuntur
perfect profānātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect profānātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect profānātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present profānem profānēs profānet profānēmus profānētis profānent
imperfect profānārem profānārēs profānāret profānārēmus profānārētis profānārent
perfect profānāverim profānāverīs profānāverit profānāverīmus profānāverītis profānāverint
pluperfect profānāvissem profānāvissēs profānāvisset profānāvissēmus profānāvissētis profānāvissent
passive present profāner profānēris,
profānēre 		profānētur profānēmur profānēminī profānentur
imperfect profānārer profānārēris,
profānārēre 		profānārētur profānārēmur profānārēminī profānārentur
perfect profānātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect profānātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — profānā — — profānāte —
future — profānātō profānātō — profānātōte profānantō
passive present — profānāre — — profānāminī —
future — profānātor profānātor — — profānantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives profānāre profānāvisse profānātūrum esse profānārī profānātum esse profānātum īrī
participles profānāns — profānātūrus — profānātus profānandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
profānandī profānandō profānandum profānandō profānātum profānātū

Descendants

Adjective

profānō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of profānus

References

  • “profano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “profano”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • profano in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “prōfanō” on page 1622 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pro‧fa‧no

Etymology 1

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Learned borrowing from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from prō- (“before”) +‎ fānum (“temple”).

Adjective

profano (feminine profana, masculine plural profanos, feminine plural profanas)

  1. profane; unholy (desecrating a holy place or thing)
    Synonyms: blasfemador, blasfemo, herege, herético, ímpio
    Antonyms: sacro, sagrado, santo
  2. profane; secular (not relating to religion)
    Synonyms: laico, leigo, mundano, secular, temporal
    Antonyms: eclesiástico, religioso

Noun

profano m (plural profanos, feminine profana, feminine plural profanas)

  1. one who is profane (desecrating a holy place or thing)
    Synonym: profanador
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

profano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of profanar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈfano/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: pro‧fa‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin profānus.

Adjective

profano (feminine profana, masculine plural profanos, feminine plural profanas)

  1. profane; unholy (desecrating a holy place or thing)
  2. profane; secular (not relating to religion)
  3. inexperienced, amateur
Derived terms
Related terms

Noun

profano m (plural profanos, feminine profana, feminine plural profanas)

  1. amateur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

profano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of profanar

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia