LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

candeō

candeō (present infinitive candēre, perfect active canduī)
Classical[ˈkan.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkan.de.o]
candēns pres. act. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
  2. to glow (with heat), to be glowing hot, to be hot

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Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.candeōcandēbamcandēbōcanduīcandueramcanduerō
2nd sg.candēscandēbāscandēbiscanduistīcanduerāscandueris
3rd sg.candetcandēbatcandēbitcanduitcandueratcanduerit
1st pl.candēmuscandēbāmuscandēbimuscanduimuscanduerāmuscanduerimus
2nd pl.candētiscandēbātiscandēbitiscanduistiscanduerātiscandueritis
3rd pl.candentcandēbantcandēbuntcanduērunt
canduēre		canduerantcanduerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.candeamcandēremcanduerimcanduissem
2nd sg.candeāscandērēscanduerīscanduissēs
3rd sg.candeatcandēretcandueritcanduisset
1st pl.candeāmuscandērēmuscanduerīmuscanduissēmus
2nd pl.candeātiscandērētiscanduerītiscanduissētis
3rd pl.candeantcandērentcanduerintcanduissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.candē—
pres. 2nd pl.candēte—
fut. 2nd sg.candētō—
fut. 3rd sg.candētō—
fut. 2nd pl.candētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.candentō—
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecandēre—
perfect infinitivecanduisse—
present participlecandēns
candente, candentem, candentēs, candentī, candentia, candentibus, candentis, candentīs, candentium		—
gerundcandendī, candendō, candendum

candeo, ui, 2, v. n. Sanscr candami, to be light; candra, the moon; connected with caneo as ardeo with areo,
I. to be brilliant, glittering, to shine, glitter, glisten (cf. candidus and albus; mostly poet.).
I. Lit.
A. Verb finit.: candet ebur soliis collucent pocula mensae, Cat. 64, 45: ubi canderet vestis, Hor. S. 2, 6, 103: stellarum turba crasso lumine candet, Manil. 1, 753. —
B. Part. and P. a.: candens, entis, = candidus, shining. dazzling, white, bright, glowing: candens lacteus umor, the bright, milky fluid, Lucr. 1, 259: marmor, id. 2, 767: lucidus aër, id. 4, 341: lumen solis, id. 6, 1196: lumen, id. 5, 720: luna, Vitr. 9, 4: ortus, Tib. 4, 1, 65.—Comp.: candentior Phoebus, Val. Fl. 3, 481.—Sup.: sidus candentissimum, Sol. 52.—
2. Esp., = albus, white: ut candens videatur et album, Lucr. 2, 771: lana, Cat. 64, 318: lacerti, Tib. 1, 8, 33: umeri, Hor. C. 1, 2, 31: vacca, Verg. A. 4, 61: taurus, id. ib. 5, 236: cygnus candenti corpore, id. ib. 9, 563: candenti elephanto, i. e. ivory, id. ib. 6, 895: saxa, Hor. S. 1, 5, 26: lilia, Ov. M. 12, 411: candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere, id. ib. 11, 315 al.—
II. Transf., to glow with heat, be glowing hot (sometimes also in prose).
A. Verb finit.: siccis aër fervoribus ustus Canduit, Ov. M. 1, 120; Col. 1, 4, 9.—
B. Part. and P. a.: ut calidis candens ferrum e fornacibus olim Stridit, as the glowing iron taken from the hot furnace hisses, Lucr. 6, 148; imitated by Ov. M. 9, 170: candenti ferro, Varr. R. R. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 100 P.: Dionysius candente carbone sibi adurebat capillum, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25: candentes laminae, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 63, § 163 (al. ardentes); Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 36: aqua candens, Col. 6, 5, 2 (while Veg. 1, 17, 14, calens aqua). —
2. Trop., glowing with passion, excited (very rare): cum viscera felle canduerint, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 226: numquam Stilicho sic canduit ora, id. Laud. Stil. 2, 82 (both of these examples are by some referred to candesco).

Origins

From Proto-Italic *kandēō (earlier *kandējō), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend- (“to shine, glow”). Cognate with Welsh cann (“brilliant”), Albanian hënë (“moon”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining”), as well as perhaps Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, “charcoal”), English kindle, and Old Armenian խանդ (xand).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancandire
  • Italiancandeggiare

In English words that came into English from candeō

  • candlecandēla
  • candidatecandidātus
  • chandeliercandelabrum
  • candidcandidus
  • candorcandor
  • candelabrumcandēlābrum
  • chandlercandelarius
  • candelacandēla
  • incendiaryincendiārius
  • candidacandida
  • accensoraccēnsor
  • candentcandentem
  • accendaccendere
  • candescentcandēscēns
  • accensionaccensiōnem

Quick answers

What does candeō mean in Latin?
candeō, a verb, means “to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white”.
What are the principal parts of candeō?
candeō, candēre, canduī (second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce candeō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkan.de.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkan.de.o].
Which English words come from candeō?
English words that go back to Latin candeō include candent, candle, candid, candor, candela and candida.