candidus, candida -um, candidior -or -us, candidissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bright, clear, transparent; clean/spotless; lucid; candid; kind; innocent, pure;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candidus | candidi |
| Gen. | candidi | candidorum |
| Dat. | candido | — |
| Acc. | candidum | candidos |
| Voc. | candide | candidi |
| Abl. | candido | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candida | candidae |
| Gen. | candidae | candidarum |
| Dat. | candidae | — |
| Acc. | candidam | candidas |
| Voc. | candida | candidae |
| Abl. | candida | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candidum | candida |
| Gen. | candidi | candidorum |
| Dat. | candido | — |
| Acc. | candidum | candida |
| Voc. | candidum | candida |
| Abl. | candido | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candidius | candidiora |
| Gen. | candidioris | — |
| Acc. | candidius | candidiora |
| Voc. | candidius | candidiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candidissimus | candidissimi |
| Gen. | candidissimi | candidissimorum |
| Dat. | candidissimo | — |
| Acc. | candidissimum | candidissimos |
| Voc. | candidissime | candidissimi |
| Abl. | candidissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candidissima | candidissimae |
| Gen. | candidissimae | candidissimarum |
| Dat. | candidissimae | — |
| Acc. | candidissimam | candidissimas |
| Voc. | candidissima | candidissimae |
| Abl. | candidissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | candidissimum | candidissima |
| Gen. | candidissimi | candidissimorum |
| Dat. | candidissimo | — |
| Acc. | candidissimum | candidissima |
| Voc. | candidissimum | candidissima |
| Abl. | candidissimo | — |
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nihil. Non tamen hoc nimium nihil est, si candidus aure nec matutina si mihi fronte venis. III. Omnis..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quid opus." 10 Narnia, sulphureo quam gurgite candidus amnis circuit, ancipiti uix adeunda iugo, quid tam saepe meum..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...placet Aeneae nutrix seu filia Solis siue salutiferis candidus Anxur aquis, mittimus, o rerum felix tutela salusque, sospite..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...plebs et minor ordo maximusque sancto cum duce candidus sederet. Toto nix cedidit repente caelo: albis spectat Horatius..."- G
FRAGMENTA
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quae miseras possunt finire querelas, In promtu voluit candidus esse Deus. Vile olus, et duris haerentia mora rubetis..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...picturam. Hinc aquila ferebat caelo sublimis Idaeum, illinc candidus Hylas repellebat improbam Naida. Damnabat Apollo noxias manus lyramque..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...brevis et semper instans sibi Thucydides, dulcis et candidus et fusus Herodotus: ille concitatis, hic remissis adfectibus melior..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...humanum longe praesentit odorem Romulidarum arcis servator, candidus anser. sic aliis alius nidor datus ad sua quemque pabula..."