"arcanus" meaning in Latin

See arcanus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [arˈkaː.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [arˈkaː.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Latin arca Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin arcānus From arca + -ānus. Cognates include arceō (“to defend”), arx (“fortress”), arcera (“ambulance”), Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|arca|-ānus|text=+|title=arcānus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Latin arca Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin arcānus [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "to protect", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂erk-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "arca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "arcānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="arcānus"> From arca + -ānus., {{cog|xcl|արգել||obstacle}} Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”), {{cog|grc|ἀρκέω}} Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō) Head templates: {{la-adj|arcānus}} arcānus (feminine arcāna, neuter arcānum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|arcānus}} Forms: arcānus [canonical], arcāna [feminine], arcānum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], arcānus [masculine, nominative, singular], arcāna [feminine, nominative, singular], arcānum [neuter, nominative, singular], arcānī [masculine, nominative, plural], arcānae [feminine, nominative, plural], arcāna [neuter, nominative, plural], arcānī [genitive, masculine, singular], arcānae [feminine, genitive, singular], arcānī [genitive, neuter, singular], arcānōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], arcānārum [feminine, genitive, plural], arcānōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], arcānō [dative, masculine, singular], arcānae [dative, feminine, singular], arcānō [dative, neuter, singular], arcānīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], arcānum [accusative, masculine, singular], arcānam [accusative, feminine, singular], arcānum [accusative, neuter, singular], arcānōs [accusative, masculine, plural], arcānās [accusative, feminine, plural], arcāna [accusative, neuter, plural], arcānō [ablative, masculine, singular], arcānā [ablative, feminine, singular], arcānō [ablative, neuter, singular], arcānīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], arcāne [masculine, singular, vocative], arcāna [feminine, singular, vocative], arcānum [neuter, singular, vocative], arcānī [masculine, plural, vocative], arcānae [feminine, plural, vocative], arcāna [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. hidden, secret, private, mysterious Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: obscūrus, secretus, occultus, clandestinus, perobscūrus
    Sense id: en-arcanus-la-adj-jmvJBeGN Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 48 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 48 52 0
  2. intimate, personal, confidential Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-arcanus-la-adj-wsYpIAxw Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -anus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 48 8 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -anus: 38 55 6 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 48 52 0
  3. trustworthy (to keep a secret) Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-arcanus-la-adj-rsncPk6B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: arcānum, arceō, arx
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}

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