Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of candeō (shine; gleam white; glow with heat).

Participle edit

candēns (genitive candentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. Shining, glittering; bright, clear.
  2. Gleaming (white).
  3. Glowing (with heat); hot.

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative candēns candentēs candentia
Genitive candentis candentium
Dative candentī candentibus
Accusative candentem candēns candentēs
candentīs
candentia
Ablative candente
candentī1
candentibus
Vocative candēns candentēs candentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

  • candens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • candens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • candens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.