LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive

candefaciō

candefaciō (present infinitive candefacere, perfect active candefēcī, supine candefactum)
Classical[kan.dɛˈfa.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[kan.deˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]

Meaning

  1. suppletiveto make (dazzlingly) white
  2. suppletiveto make glowing, make red hot

Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.candefaciōcandefaciēbamcandefaciamcandefēcīcandefēceramcandefēcerō
2nd sg.candefaciscandefaciēbāscandefaciēscandefēcistīcandefēcerāscandefēceris
3rd sg.candefacitcandefaciēbatcandefacietcandefēcitcandefēceratcandefēcerit
1st pl.candefacimuscandefaciēbāmuscandefaciēmuscandefēcimuscandefēcerāmuscandefēcerimus
2nd pl.candefacitiscandefaciēbātiscandefaciētiscandefēcistiscandefēcerātiscandefēceritis
3rd pl.candefaciuntcandefaciēbantcandefacientcandefēcērunt
candefēcēre
candefēcerantcandefēcerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.candefaciamcandefaceremcandefēcerimcandefēcissem
2nd sg.candefaciāscandefacerēscandefēcerīscandefēcissēs
3rd sg.candefaciatcandefaceretcandefēceritcandefēcisset
1st pl.candefaciāmuscandefacerēmuscandefēcerīmuscandefēcissēmus
2nd pl.candefaciātiscandefacerētiscandefēcerītiscandefēcissētis
3rd pl.candefaciantcandefacerentcandefēcerintcandefēcissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.candefīōcandefīēbamcandefīam
2nd sg.candefīscandefīēbāscandefīēs
3rd sg.candefitcandefīēbatcandefīet
1st pl.candefīmuscandefīēbāmuscandefīēmus
2nd pl.candefītiscandefīēbātiscandefīētis
3rd pl.candefīuntcandefīēbantcandefīent
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.candefīamcandefierem
2nd sg.candefīāscandefierēs
3rd sg.candefīatcandefieret
1st pl.candefīāmuscandefierēmus
2nd pl.candefīātiscandefierētis
3rd pl.candefīantcandefierent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.candeface
candefac
candefī
pres. 2nd pl.candefacitecandefīte
fut. 2nd sg.candefacitōcandefītō
fut. 3rd sg.candefacitōcandefītō
fut. 2nd pl.candefacitōtecandefītōte
fut. 3rd pl.candefaciuntōcandefīuntō
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecandefacerecandefierī
perfect infinitivecandefēcissecandefactum esse
future infinitivecandefactūrum essecandefactum īrī
present participlecandefaciēns—
perfect participle—candefactus
candefacta, candefactā, candefactae, candefactam, candefactārum, candefactās, candefacte, candefactī, candefactīs, candefactō, candefactōrum, candefactōs
future participlecandefactūrus
candefactūra, candefactūrā, candefactūrae, candefactūram, candefactūrārum, candefactūrās, candefactūre, candefactūrī, candefactūrīs, candefactūrō, candefactūrōrum, candefactūrōs, candefactūrum
candefaciendus
candefaciundus, candefacienda, candefaciendā, candefaciendae, candefaciendam, candefaciendārum, candefaciendās, candefaciende, candefaciendīs, candefaciendōrum, candefaciendōs
gerundcandefaciendī, candefaciendō, candefaciendumsupinecandefactum, candefactū

candĕ-făcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a. candeo.
I. (Cf. candeo. I., and candidus.) To make dazzlingly white (ante- and postclass.): argentum, Gell. 6, 5, 9; and jestingly: ebur atramento candefacere, of an impossibility, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 102; cf. atramentum.—
II. To make glowing, to make red hot (very rare, not in Cic.): quae candefieri non possunt, Plin. 33, 3, 20, § 64: lapides candefactos, id. 34, 8, 20, § 96; 25, 10, 76, § 123; Cels. 6, 8, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin candefaciō From candeō (“shine, glitter; glow”) + faciō (“do, make”).

Quick answers

What does candefaciō mean in Latin?
candefaciō, a verb, means “to make (dazzlingly) white; to make glowing, make red hot”.
What are the principal parts of candefaciō?
candefaciō, candefacere, candefēcī (third (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive).
How do you pronounce candefaciō?
In classical Latin, [kan.dɛˈfa.ki.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kan.deˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o].