candidus
See also: Candidus
Latin
Etymology
From candeō (“I shine”) + -idus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkan.dɪ.dʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkan.di.dus]
Adjective
candidus (feminine candida, neuter candidum, comparative candidior, superlative candidissimus); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | candidus | candida | candidum | candidī | candidae | candida | |
| genitive | candidī | candidae | candidī | candidōrum | candidārum | candidōrum | |
| dative | candidō | candidae | candidō | candidīs | |||
| accusative | candidum | candidam | candidum | candidōs | candidās | candida | |
| ablative | candidō | candidā | candidō | candidīs | |||
| vocative | candide | candida | candidum | candidī | candidae | candida | |
Related terms
Descendants
See also
| albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic) | rāvus, pullus, mūrīnus (of livestock) | niger, āter, furvus, fuscus ("swarthy"), piceus (poetic) |
| ruber, russus, rūbidus (dark), flammeus (poetic); rutilus, pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic) | rūfus, rutilus, rōbus (of oxen), croceus (poetic), aureus (poetic); fulvus (poetic), niger (of eyes), badius (of horses) | lūteus, flāvus ("blond"), lūridus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic) |
| viridis, flāvus (poetic) | viridis, herbeus (of eyes), fulvus (poetic) | viridis, glaucus (poetic), caeruleus (poetic, only dark) |
| glaucus (poetic), caeruleus, caesius (of eyes) | caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus (poetic) | |
| violāceus | purpureus (underlying shade) | roseus |
References
- “candidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “candidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “candidus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “candidus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray