candidate

Dictionary entries

• candido, candidare, candidavi, candidatus:

  Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Lewis & Short

  Age:

  Late

  Field:

  Religion

  = make glittering/bright; make white;

  Entry →

  voc. sg. perf. pass. part.

  pl. pres. act. imp. 2nd
• candidatus, candidati:

  Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Government

  = candidate (office) (white toga); aspirant/office seeker; one who strives for;

  Entry →

  voc. sg.
• candidatus, candidata, candidatum:

  Adjective · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = dressed in white/whitened clothes;

  Entry →

  voc. sg. (m.)