adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
candidātōrius
candidātōrius (feminine candidātōria, neuter candidātōrium)
Classical[kan.dɪ.daːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kan.di.daˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a candidate for office
nos in omni munere candidatorio fungendo summam adhibebimus diligentiam
For my part I shall spare no pains in faithfully fulfilling the whole duty of a candidate68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 1.1.2
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | candidātōrius | candidātōria | candidātōrium |
| genitive | candidātōriī | candidātōriae | candidātōriī |
| dative | candidātōriō | candidātōriae | candidātōriō |
| accusative | candidātōrium | candidātōriam | candidātōrium |
| ablative | candidātōriō | candidātōriā | candidātōriō |
| vocative | candidātōrie | candidātōria | candidātōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | candidātōriī | candidātōriae | candidātōria |
| genitive | candidātōriōrum | candidātōriārum | candidātōriōrum |
| dative | candidātōriīs | candidātōriīs | candidātōriīs |
| accusative | candidātōriōs | candidātōriās | candidātōria |
| ablative | candidātōriīs | candidātōriīs | candidātōriīs |
| vocative | candidātōriī | candidātōriae | candidātōria |
candĭdātōrĭus, a, um, adj. candidatus,
I. of or pertaining to a candidate for office:
munus, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
candidātōrius adj.
candidatus, of a candidate for office: munus.
Origins
From candidātus (“candidate”) + -(t)ōrius.