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Candidus

Candidus

See also: candidus

Latin

Proper noun

Candidus

A male given name, male variant of Candida

Derived terms

Candidius
Candidianus
Candidinus
Candidosa
Candidula

Descendants

French: Candide
Italian: Candido, Candida
Spanish: Cándido, Cándida

candidus

candidus

See also: Candidus

Latin

Adjective

candidus m ‎(feminine candida, neuter candidum); first/second declension

shining white
Toga candida.
Pure white toga.
clear, bright
fair, beautiful

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
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

Synonyms

(white): albidus, albus, lacteolus

Antonyms

(shining white): niger

Related terms

Descendants

English: candid, candidate
French: candide
Italian: candido

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
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “candidus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
candidus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray