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candidat

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin candidātus.

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Noun

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candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidata)

  1. candidate

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

  1. candidate

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Descendants

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  • → Dutch: kandidaat (see there for further descendants)

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Noun

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candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

  1. (Jersey) candidate

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French candidat.

Noun

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candidat m (plural candidați)

  1. candidate

Declension

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Declension of candidat
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) candidat candidatul (niște) candidați candidații
genitive/dative (unui) candidat candidatului (unor) candidați candidaților
vocative candidatule candidaților
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