arkana

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈkana/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ar‧ka‧na

Adjective

arkana (accusative singular arkanan, plural arkanaj, accusative plural arkanajn)

1. arcane

Anagrams

• arkaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑnɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧ka‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): ar‧ka‧na

Etymology 1

From English arcana.

Noun

arkana

1. arcana (secret knowledge)
2. (tarot) arcana, Arcana

Declension

Inflection of arkana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		arkana	arkanat
genitive		arkanan	arkanoiden arkanoitten
partitive		arkanaa	arkanoita
illative		arkanaan	arkanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		arkana	arkanat
accusative	nom.	arkana	arkanat
	gen.	arkanan
genitive		arkanan	arkanoiden arkanoitten arkanain rare
partitive		arkanaa	arkanoita
inessive		arkanassa	arkanoissa
elative		arkanasta	arkanoista
illative		arkanaan	arkanoihin
adessive		arkanalla	arkanoilla
ablative		arkanalta	arkanoilta
allative		arkanalle	arkanoille
essive		arkanana	arkanoina
translative		arkanaksi	arkanoiksi
abessive		arkanatta	arkanoitta
instructive		—	arkanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of arkana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arkanani arkanani accusative nom. arkanani arkanani gen. arkanani genitive arkanani arkanoideni arkanoitteni arkanaini rare partitive arkanaani arkanoitani inessive arkanassani arkanoissani elative arkanastani arkanoistani illative arkanaani arkanoihini adessive arkanallani arkanoillani ablative arkanaltani arkanoiltani allative arkanalleni arkanoilleni essive arkananani arkanoinani translative arkanakseni arkanoikseni abessive arkanattani arkanoittani instructive — — comitative — arkanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arkanasi arkanasi accusative nom. arkanasi arkanasi gen. arkanasi genitive arkanasi arkanoidesi arkanoittesi arkanaisi rare partitive arkanaasi arkanoitasi inessive arkanassasi arkanoissasi elative arkanastasi arkanoistasi illative arkanaasi arkanoihisi adessive arkanallasi arkanoillasi ablative arkanaltasi arkanoiltasi allative arkanallesi arkanoillesi essive arkananasi arkanoinasi translative arkanaksesi arkanoiksesi abessive arkanattasi arkanoittasi instructive — — comitative — arkanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arkanamme arkanamme accusative nom. arkanamme arkanamme gen. arkanamme genitive arkanamme arkanoidemme arkanoittemme arkanaimme rare partitive arkanaamme arkanoitamme inessive arkanassamme arkanoissamme elative arkanastamme arkanoistamme illative arkanaamme arkanoihimme adessive arkanallamme arkanoillamme ablative arkanaltamme arkanoiltamme allative arkanallemme arkanoillemme essive arkananamme arkanoinamme translative arkanaksemme arkanoiksemme abessive arkanattamme arkanoittamme instructive — — comitative — arkanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arkananne arkananne accusative nom. arkananne arkananne gen. arkananne genitive arkananne arkanoidenne arkanoittenne arkanainne rare partitive arkanaanne arkanoitanne inessive arkanassanne arkanoissanne elative arkanastanne arkanoistanne illative arkanaanne arkanoihinne adessive arkanallanne arkanoillanne ablative arkanaltanne arkanoiltanne allative arkanallenne arkanoillenne essive arkanananne arkanoinanne translative arkanaksenne arkanoiksenne abessive arkanattanne arkanoittanne instructive — — comitative — arkanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative arkanansa arkanansa accusative nom. arkanansa arkanansa gen. arkanansa genitive arkanansa arkanoidensa arkanoittensa arkanainsa rare partitive arkanaansa arkanoitaan arkanoitansa inessive arkanassaan arkanassansa arkanoissaan arkanoissansa elative arkanastaan arkanastansa arkanoistaan arkanoistansa illative arkanaansa arkanoihinsa adessive arkanallaan arkanallansa arkanoillaan arkanoillansa ablative arkanaltaan arkanaltansa arkanoiltaan arkanoiltansa allative arkanalleen arkanallensa arkanoilleen arkanoillensa essive arkananaan arkananansa arkanoinaan arkanoinansa translative arkanakseen arkanaksensa arkanoikseen arkanoiksensa abessive arkanattaan arkanattansa arkanoittaan arkanoittansa instructive — — comitative — arkanoineen arkanoinensa

Etymology 2

Adjective

arkana

1. essive singular of arka

Anagrams

• ankara, arkaan, kaaran, kaarna, karaan, karana, kraana

Polish

Alternative forms

• arkany

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arcāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈka.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ar‧ka‧na

Noun

arkana nvir pl

1. (occult) arcana (specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated)

   Synonym: tajemnica

Declension

Declension of arkana

	plural
nominative	arkana
genitive	arkanów
dative	arkanom
accusative	arkana
instrumental	arkanami
locative	arkanach
vocative	arkana

Further reading

• “arkana”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “arkana”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Swedish

Etymology 1

Derived from English arcana (“specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated”) in fantasy nomenclature, but also shaped via language pattern of the fore element as an adjective akin to English arcane in “arcane magic” (Swedish arkanmagi): arkan (adjective) +‎ -a (turns adjectives into nouns that describe possessing this characteristic).

Cognate with Swedish arkanum (“secret thing, secret, mystery”), old plural arkana.

Noun

arkana c

1. (fantasy) That which possess the character of arcane magic (magic type).
   1. The teachings (knowledge, science) of arcane magic.

      Jag kan mycket arkana.

      I know lots in arcane magic.

      (literally, “I know lots of arcana.”)

   2. The power in arcane magic.

      Hans arkana är svag.

      The power of his arcane magic is low.

      (literally, “His arcana is weak.”)

   3. (transferred) arcane magic

      Den magiska boken glöder av arkana.

      The magic book glows of arcane magic.

Declension

Declension of arkana

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	arkana	arkanas
	definite	arkanan	arkanans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• arkan
• arkansk
• arkanist
• arkanistisk
• arkanum

Etymology 2

Old plural form of arkanum, from Latin arcanum.

Noun

arkana

1. (archaic) indefinite plural of arkanum