adjective

ŏpertānĕus

fem. ŏpertānea · neut. ŏpertāneum

concealed; secret; the secret rites of the •

concealed, secret (post-Aug.): opertanea sacra, the secret rites of the Bona Dea, Plin. 10, 56, 77, § 156: di opertanei, who dwell in the bowels of the earth, Mart. Cap. 1, § 44

Perseus ID: n32680 Key: opertaneus