candidus

See also: Candidus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der.

Proto-Italic *kandēō

Latin candeō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin candidus

From candeō (“to shine”) + -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkan.dɪ.dʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkan.di.dus]

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.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
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

Related terms

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

Descendants

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

See also

Colors in Classical and Old Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)

albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic)	pullus, fuscus, aquilus, mūrīnus (of livestock)	āter, niger, furvus, piceus (poetic)
rūfus, russus, ruber, flammeus (poetic), rōbus (of oxen), burrus; pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic)	rutilus, fulvus (poetic), rāvus (of eyes), aureus (poetic), croceus (poetic); rūbidus, niger, badius (of horses)	lūridus, flāvus, lūteus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic)
viridis, flāvus (poetic)	viridis, herbeus, fulvus (poetic)	viridis, glaucus, caeruleus (poetic, only dark)
	glaucus, caesius (of eyes)	līvidus, caeruleus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus
violāceus	purpureus (underlying shade)	roseus

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