candens, candentis (gen.), candentior -or -us, candentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
shining/bright/clear (light); (approaching) white; boiling/red-hot, glowing;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | candentia |
| Acc. | candens | candentia |
| Voc. | — | candentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candentius | candentiora |
| Gen. | candentioris | — |
| Acc. | candentius | candentiora |
| Voc. | candentius | candentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candentissimus | candentissimi |
| Gen. | candentissimi | candentissimorum |
| Dat. | candentissimo | — |
| Acc. | candentissimum | candentissimos |
| Voc. | candentissime | candentissimi |
| Abl. | candentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candentissima | candentissimae |
| Gen. | candentissimae | candentissimarum |
| Dat. | candentissimae | — |
| Acc. | candentissimam | candentissimas |
| Voc. | candentissima | candentissimae |
| Abl. | candentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candentissimum | candentissima |
| Gen. | candentissimi | candentissimorum |
| Dat. | candentissimo | — |
| Acc. | candentissimum | candentissima |
| Voc. | candentissimum | candentissima |
| Abl. | candentissimo | — |
Examples
- T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...recepit ignem, continuo magno clamore trucidat; ut calidis candens ferrum e fornacibus olim stridit, ubi in gelidum propter..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...ater init oculos prior et possedit apertos, insequitur candens confestim lucidus aër, qui quasi purgat eos ac nigras..." - T
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...addita demptaque quaedam, continuo id fieri ut candens videatur et album. quod si caeruleis constarent aequora ponti seminibus..." - T
Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...pecudes pinguis per pabula laeta corpora deponunt et candens lacteus umor uberibus manat distentis, hinc nova proles artubus..." - P
Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...detegit ossa. ipse cruor, gelido ceu quondam lammina candens tincta lacu, stridit coquiturque ardente veneno. nec modus..."