arcan

See also: arcán, arkan, arçan, and Arčan

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Turkic.

Noun

arcan n (plural arcane)

1. noose, lasso

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	arcan	arcanul	arcane	arcanele
genitive-dative	arcan	arcanului	arcane	arcanelor
vocative	arcanule		arcanelor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French arcane.

Adjective

arcan m or n (feminine singular arcană, masculine plural arcani, feminine/neuter plural arcane)

1. arcane

Declension

Declension of arcan

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	arcan		arcană	arcani	arcane
	definite	arcanul		arcana	arcanii	arcanele
genitive- dative	indefinite	arcan		arcane	arcani	arcane
	definite	arcanului		arcanei	arcanilor	arcanelor

Noun

arcan n (plural arcane)

1. secret, mystery

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	arcan	arcanul	arcane	arcanele
genitive-dative	arcan	arcanului	arcane	arcanelor
vocative	arcanule		arcanelor

Further reading

• “arcan”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026