arcan

See also: arcán, arkan, and arçan

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian аркан (arkan).

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 and neuter plural arcane)

1. arcane

Declension

		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)