candentia

Latin

Etymology

From candēns (“gleaming white”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kanˈden.ti.a/, [kanˈdɛn.ti.a]

Noun

candentia f (genitive candentiae); first declension

A white, clear or luminous lustre; whiteness.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	candentia	candentiae
genitive	candentiae	candentiārum
dative	candentiae	candentiīs
accusative	candentiam	candentiās
ablative	candentiā	candentiīs
vocative	candentia	candentiae

Related terms

candidus
candificō
candor

Descendants

Spanish: candencia

References

candentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
candentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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