kandidatov

Kandidatov is the Latin transliteration of the Cyrillic form кандидатов, the genitive plural of кандидат (candidate) in Russian. The spelling appears in Latin-script texts that render Russian words, in linguistic discussions of grammatical cases, and in encyclopedic or journalistic writing about elections where the phrase is encountered in transliterated form.

Etymology: The Russian word кандидат comes from the Latin candidatus, via the French candidat and English candidate. The suffix -ов in Russian marks the genitive plural, giving кандидатов meaning “of candidates” or, in contexts requiring the genitive, simply “candidates.” This form reflects a shared Slavic heritage that ties to the same underlying root.

Usage: In Russian, phrases such as список кандидатов (the list of candidates) and число кандидатов (the number of candidates) illustrate the genitive plural usage. The form is used after numerals and in noun phrases describing possession or association with candidates, while the nominative plural of the word is кандидаты (candidates). The transliterated kandidatov therefore commonly appears in discussions that render Russian text in Latin script.

Other Slavic languages have corresponding forms in their own scripts and transliterations. For example, Ukrainian and Belarusian renderings of the same root differ in spelling but retain the same meaning. In transliterated texts, these forms may be rendered differently depending on the transcription system used.

See also: Candidate, Candidacy, List of candidates, Election.