candentia

Latin

Etymology

From candēns (“gleaming white”).

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

Noun

candentia f (genitive candentiae); first declension

  1. 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

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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