candidulus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der.
Proto-Italic *kandēō
Latin candeō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin candidus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin candidulus

    From candidus (“white”) + -ulus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    candidulus (feminine candidula, neuter candidulum, adverb candidulē); first/second-declension adjective

    1. diminutive of candidus: shining white

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative candidulus candidula candidulum candidulī candidulae candidula
    genitive candidulī candidulae candidulī candidulōrum candidulārum candidulōrum
    dative candidulō candidulae candidulō candidulīs
    accusative candidulum candidulam candidulum candidulōs candidulās candidula
    ablative candidulō candidulā candidulō candidulīs
    vocative candidule candidula candidulum candidulī candidulae candidula

    References

    • “candidulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “candidulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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