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 • (Khaldaîos) 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 Khaldaîos		 τὼ Χᾰλδαίω
tṑ Khaldaíō		 οἱ Χᾰλδαῖοι
hoi Khaldaîoi
Genitive τοῦ Χᾰλδαίου
toû Khaldaíou		 τοῖν Χᾰλδαίοιν
toîn Khaldaíoin		 τῶν Χᾰλδαίων
tôn Khaldaíōn
Dative τῷ Χᾰλδαίῳ
tôi Khaldaíōi		 τοῖν Χᾰλδαίοιν
toîn Khaldaíoin		 τοῖς Χᾰλδαίοις
toîs Khaldaíois
Accusative τὸν Χᾰλδαῖον
tòn Khaldaîon		 τὼ Χᾰλδαίω
tṑ Khaldaíō		 τοὺς Χᾰλδαίους
toùs Khaldaíous
Vocative Χᾰλδαῖε
Khaldaîe		 Χᾰλδαίω
Khaldaíō		 Χᾰλδαῖοι
Khaldaîoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • Χᾰλδαΐζω (Khaldaḯzō)
  • Χᾰλδαίᾱ (Khaldaíā)
  • Χᾰλδαϊκός (Khaldaïkós)
  • Χᾰλδαϊστί (Khaldaïstí)

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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