From candidus (“white, shining, clear”) + -ātus.
candidātus (feminine candidāta, neuter candidātum); first/second-declension adjective
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | candidātus | candidāta | candidātum | candidātī | candidātae | candidāta | |
Genitive | candidātī | candidātae | candidātī | candidātōrum | candidātārum | candidātōrum | |
Dative | candidātō | candidātō | candidātīs | ||||
Accusative | candidātum | candidātam | candidātum | candidātōs | candidātās | candidāta | |
Ablative | candidātō | candidātā | candidātō | candidātīs | |||
Vocative | candidāte | candidāta | candidātum | candidātī | candidātae | candidāta |
From the adjective candidātus, since candidates for office wore a white toga.
candidātus m (genitive candidātī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | candidātus | candidātī |
Genitive | candidātī | candidātōrum |
Dative | candidātō | candidātīs |
Accusative | candidātum | candidātōs |
Ablative | candidātō | candidātīs |
Vocative | candidāte | candidātī |
candidātus m (genitive candidātūs); fourth declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | candidātus | candidātūs |
Genitive | candidātūs | candidātuum |
Dative | candidātuī | candidātibus |
Accusative | candidātum | candidātūs |
Ablative | candidātū | candidātibus |
Vocative | candidātus | candidātūs |