Χαλδαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆳𒆗𒁺 (/⁠Kaldu⁠/), variant of 𒅗𒃻𒁺 (/⁠Kašdu⁠/), either by dissimilation or as a rendering of the Chaldean lateral ŝ. Cognate of Biblical Hebrew כַּשְׂדִּי (kaśdī, “Chaldean”), Aramaic כַּשְׂדָּי (kaśdāy, “Chaldaean”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Χᾰλδαῖος • (Khăldaîos) m (genitive Χᾰλδαίου); second declension

  1. a Chaldean

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Χᾰλδαῖος; τοῦ Χᾰλδαίου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Χᾰλδαῖος
ho Khăldaîos 		τὼ Χᾰλδαίω
tṑ Khăldaíō 		οἱ Χᾰλδαῖοι
hoi Khăldaîoi
Genitive τοῦ Χᾰλδαίου
toû Khăldaíou 		τοῖν Χᾰλδαίοιν
toîn Khăldaíoin 		τῶν Χᾰλδαίων
tôn Khăldaíōn
Dative τῷ Χᾰλδαίῳ
tōî Khăldaíōi 		τοῖν Χᾰλδαίοιν
toîn Khăldaíoin 		τοῖς Χᾰλδαίοις
toîs Khăldaíois
Accusative τὸν Χᾰλδαῖον
tòn Khăldaîon 		τὼ Χᾰλδαίω
tṑ Khăldaíō 		τοὺς Χᾰλδαίους
toùs Khăldaíous
Vocative Χᾰλδαῖε
Khăldaîe 		Χᾰλδαίω
Khăldaíō 		Χᾰλδαῖοι
Khăldaîoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Χᾰλδαΐζω (Khăldaḯzō)
  • Χᾰλδαίᾱ (Khăldaíā)
  • Χᾰλδαϊκός (Khăldaïkós)
  • Χᾰλδαϊστί (Khăldaïstí)

Descendants

  • Greek: Χαλδαίος (Chaldaíos)
  • Latin: Chaldaeus

References

  1. ^ Khan, Geoffrey, Streck, Michael P., Watson, Janet CE (2012) S. Weninger, editor, The Semitic languages: an international handbook, volume 36, Walter de Gruyter, § 1.3.3.20. The etymon Kaldu, page 79
  2. ^ Freedman, David Noel, Myers, Allen C., Beck, Astrid B. (2000) “Chaldea”, in Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, page 230
  3. ^ Daniels, Peter T. (1997) Alan S. Kaye, editor, Phonologies of Asia and Africa: Including the Caucasus, Eisenbrauns, page 27

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