candens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of candeō (“shine; gleam white; glow with heat”).

Participle

candēns m, f, n (genitive candentis); third declension

  1. Shining, glittering; bright, clear.
  2. Gleaming (white).
  3. Glowing (with heat); hot.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative candēns candentēs candentia
Genitive candentis candentium
Dative candentī candentibus
Accusative candentem candēns candentēs, candentīs candentia
Ablative candente, candentī1 candentibus
Vocative candēns candentēs candentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References
  • candens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • candens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • candens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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