candidus

See also: Candidus

Latin

Etymology

From candeō (“I shine”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.di.dus/, [ˈkän̪d̪ɪd̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.di.dus/, [ˈkän̪d̪id̪us]

Adjective

candidus (feminine candida, neuter candidum, comparative candidior, superlative candidissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. shining white
    Toga candida.
    Pure white toga.
    Synonyms: albidus, albus, lacteolus
    Antonym: niger
  2. clear, bright
  3. fair, beautiful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative candidus candida candidum candidī candidae candida
Genitive candidī candidae candidī candidōrum candidārum candidōrum
Dative candidō candidō candidīs
Accusative candidum candidam candidum candidōs candidās candida
Ablative candidō candidā candidō candidīs
Vocative candide candida candidum candidī candidae candida

Descendants
  • → Catalan: càndid
  • → English: candid
  • → French: candide
  • Galician: cándido
  • Italian: candido
  • Piedmontese: candi
  • Portuguese: cândido
  • Spanish: cándido

See also
Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.)      āter, niger, piceus
             pūniceus, murrinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rūbrīcus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx              gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus

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 Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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