arcan

See also: arcán, arkan, and arçan

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian аркан (arkan).

Noun

arcan n (plural arcane)

1. noose, lasso

Declension

Declension of arcan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) arcan	arcanul	(niște) arcane	arcanele
genitive/dative	(unui) arcan	arcanului	(unor) arcane	arcanelor
vocative	arcanule		arcanelor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French arcane.

Adjective

arcan m or n (feminine singular arcană, masculine plural arcani, feminine and 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

Declension of arcan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) arcan	arcanul	(niște) arcane	arcanele
genitive/dative	(unui) arcan	arcanului	(unor) arcane	arcanelor
vocative	arcanule		arcanelor

Further reading

• arcan in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)