candidus: all forms
candidus means “white, bright, shining; fair, beautiful; candid, kind”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | candidus | candida | candidum | |
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| Genitive | candidi | candidae | candidi | |
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| Dative | candido | candidae | candido | |
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| Accusative | candidum | candidam | candidum | |
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| Ablative | candido | candida | candido | |
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| Vocative | candide | candida | candidum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | candidi | candidae | candida | |
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| Genitive | candidorum | candidarum | candidorum | |
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| Dative | | | | candidis |
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| Accusative | candidos | candidas | candida | |
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| Ablative | | | | candidis |
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| Vocative | candidi | candidae | candida | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | candidius | candidior |
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| Genitive | candidioris | candidioris |
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| Dative | | candidiori |
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| Accusative | candidius | candidiorem |
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| Ablative | | candidiore · candidiori |
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| Vocative | candidius | candidior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | candidiora | candidiores |
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| Genitive | | candidiorum |
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| Dative | | candidioribus |
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| Accusative | candidiora | candidiores |
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| Ablative | | candidioribus |
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| Vocative | candidiora | candidiores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | candidissimus | candidissima | candidissimum | |
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| Genitive | candidissimi | candidissimae | candidissimi | |
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| Dative | candidissimo | candidissimae | candidissimo | |
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| Accusative | candidissimum | candidissimam | candidissimum | |
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| Ablative | candidissimo | candidissima | candidissimo | |
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| Vocative | candidissime | candidissima | candidissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | candidissimi | candidissimae | candidissima | |
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| Genitive | candidissimorum | candidissimarum | candidissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | candidissimis |
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| Accusative | candidissimos | candidissimas | candidissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | candidissimis |
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| Vocative | candidissimi | candidissimae | candidissima | |
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Meaning and examples of candidus
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.