"arcane" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɑɹˈkeɪn/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-arcane.ogg [US] Forms: more arcane [comparative], most arcane [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: Borrowed from Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), from arceō (“to shut up, enclose”); cognate with Latin arca (“a chest”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂erk-}}, {{bor|en|la|arcānus|t=hidden, secret}} Latin arcānus (“hidden, secret”), {{m|la|arceō|t=to shut up, enclose}} arceō (“to shut up, enclose”), {{cog|la|arca|t=a chest}} Latin arca (“a chest”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} arcane (comparative more arcane, superlative most arcane)
  1. Understood by only a few. Synonyms: esoteric Translations (understood by only a few; obscure): тайнствен (tajnstven) (Bulgarian), езотеричен (ezoteričen) (Bulgarian), arcà [masculine] (Catalan), secret [masculine] (Catalan), geheim (Dutch), duister (Dutch), arkana (Esperanto), salainen (Finnish), arcane (French), geheim (German), geheimnisvoll (German), obskur (German), arkan (German), απόκρυφος (apókryfos) [masculine] (Greek), μυστικός (mystikós) [masculine] (Greek), hulinn [masculine] (Icelandic), dulinn [masculine] (Icelandic), arcano (Italian), arcānus (Latin), سری (serriyy) (Persian), arcano (Portuguese), та́йный (tájnyj) (Russian), таи́нственный (taínstvennyj) (Russian), мисти́ческий (mistíčeskij) (Russian), скры́тый (skrýtyj) (Russian), таја̀нствен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ми̏стерио̄зан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), tajànstven [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mȉsteriōzan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), arcano (Spanish), secreto (Spanish), misterioso (Spanish), esoterisk (Swedish), mystisk (Swedish), hemlig (Swedish), fördold (Swedish), svårtillgänglig (Swedish), sekret (alt: antiquated; if used, only in old remnants (ca. –1900) of public administration and law) (Swedish), hemlighetsfull (Swedish), esrarlı (Turkish), gizemli (Turkish), saklı (Turkish), içrek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-arcane-en-adj-gpdt14Jd Disambiguation of 'understood by only a few; obscure': 61 34 4 1
  2. (by extension) Obscure, mysterious. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Occult Synonyms: enigmatic, esoteric, recondite, clandestine
    Sense id: en-arcane-en-adj-jw0WOcTl Disambiguation of Occult: 29 55 4 12
  3. Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.
    Sense id: en-arcane-en-adj-wYgXkgEr
  4. Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.
    Sense id: en-arcane-en-adj-q7zcUq67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 19 7 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 17 7 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arcane, enigmatic, esoteric, mystic, obscure, occult, recondite Hypernyms: covert, exclusive, incomprehensible, mysterious Hyponyms: acroamatic, mandarin Derived forms: arcanely, arcaneness, arcanist, arcanity, arcanology, superarcane

Adjective [French]

IPA: /aʁ.kan/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-arcane.wav Forms: arcanes [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} arcane (plural arcanes)
  1. (dated) arcane, secret, mysterious Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-arcane-fr-adj-BoHhy4-w

Noun [French]

IPA: /aʁ.kan/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-arcane.wav Forms: arcanes [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} arcane m (plural arcanes)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) mysteries, arcanum Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-arcane-fr-noun-X8LeBhUZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 79

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} arcane
  1. feminine plural of arcano Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: arcano
    Sense id: en-arcane-it-adj-h-sIx5ZP Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Latin]

IPA: /arˈkaː.ne/ [Classical], [ärˈkäːnɛ] [Classical], /arˈka.ne/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ärˈkäːne] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: arcāne [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=arcāne}} arcāne
  1. vocative masculine singular of arcānus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: arcānus
    Sense id: en-arcane-la-adj-XzUy6yyz Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for arcane meaning in All languages combined (14.2kB)

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      "word": "тайнствен"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "secret"
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      "word": "geheim"
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      "word": "arkana"
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      "word": "salainen"
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      "word": "arcane"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "geheim"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "understood by only a few; obscure",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "understood by only a few; obscure",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "understood by only a few; obscure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "dulinn"
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      "word": "arcano"
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      "word": "سری"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "arcano"
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      "word": "таи́нственный"
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      "word": "arcano"
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      "code": "es",
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    {
      "code": "tr",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mysteries, arcanum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mysteries",
          "mystery"
        ],
        [
          "arcanum",
          "arcanum"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/aʁ.kan/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arcane"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "adjective form"
      },
      "expansion": "arcane",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian adjective forms",
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian non-lemma forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "arcano"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine plural of arcano"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arcano",
          "arcano#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "arcane"
}

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      "form": "arcāne",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "arcāne",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin adjective forms",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "arcānus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vocative masculine singular of arcānus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arcānus",
          "arcanus#Latin"
        ]
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/arˈkaː.ne/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ärˈkäːnɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/arˈka.ne/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ärˈkäːne]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arcane"
}

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