candidat

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kən.diˈdat/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kan.diˈdat/

Noun

candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidata)

  1. candidate

French

Etymology

From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), the perfect passive participle of candidare, from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.di.da/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)
  • Audio (Paris)(file)
  • Homophone: candidats

Noun

candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

  1. candidate

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

Noun

candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)

  1. (Jersey) candidate
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