candidus

See also: Candidus

Latin

Etymology

From candeō (“I shine”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. shining white

   Synonyms: albidus, albus, lacteolus

   Antonym: niger

   Toga candida.

   Pure white toga.

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

Related terms

• candeō
• candida
• candidātus
• candidulus
• Candidus
• Candida

Descendants

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

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)

albus, candidus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)	rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.)	niger, āter, piceus, furvus
ruber, rūfus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceus, murrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius	rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)	flāvus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, 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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray